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The Caddy

1953 · 95 min

A breezy, silly romp full of slapstick and song, easy to enjoy without thinking too hard.

Tagline
It's a screamer right down the fairway, FOOOOORE!!!!!!
Overview
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • friendship
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
  • family
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Written by
Edmund L. Hartmann, Danny Arnold
Starring
Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed, Barbara Bates, Joseph Calleia, Fred Clark, Clinton Sundberg, Howard Smith
Music
Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography
Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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