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Fifth Avenue Girl

1939 · 83 min

A breezy, witty screwball comedy that charms with its playful take on family and love.

Tagline
From park bench to parkside mansion in a riot of romantic complications and Hi-Hat Hilarity!
Overview
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Gregory La Cava
Written by
Allan Scott
Starring
Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison, Tim Holt, Kathryn Adams, Franklin Pangborn, Ferike Boros
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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