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Rose of Washington Square

1939 · 86 min

A nostalgic backstage musical with catchy tunes and a bittersweet love story that tugs at the heartstrings.

Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson
Tagline
SONG BY SONG...SCENE BY SCENE THE THRILL GROWS GREATER! THE STARS OF "IN OLD CHICAGO" AND "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" BRING YOU THEIR BIG 1939 HIT!
Overview
Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.

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Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley, Joyce Compton, Hobart Cavanaugh, Moroni Olsen, E. E. Clive
Cinematography
Karl Freund
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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