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Gentleman Jim

1942 · 104 min

A buoyant, old-fashioned crowd-pleaser that breezes along on charm, wit and lively fight scenes.

Tagline
The grandest story of the Naughty "Nineties" becomes the gayest picture of the Fighting "Forties!"
Overview
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • ambition
  • class
  • identity
  • love
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Horace McCoy, Vincent Lawrence
Starring
Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, John Loder, William Frawley, Minor Watson, Ward Bond
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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