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Every Girl Should Be Married

1948 · 85 min

A light, playful battle of wills that charms with witty banter and old-fashioned courtship games.

Directed by
Don Hartman
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Franchot Tone
Tagline
He won't say "YES"! She won't take "NO"!
Overview
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage

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Directed by
Don Hartman
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Franchot Tone
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • deception
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Don Hartman
Written by
Don Hartman, Stephen Morehouse Avery
Starring
Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Franchot Tone, Diana Lynn, Alan Mowbray, Elisabeth Risdon, Richard Gaines, Harry Hayden
Music
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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