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Going Places

1938 · 84 min

A breezy, song-filled romp of mistaken identity and horse-racing high jinks, light as air and easy to enjoy.

Tagline
Laughs! Thrills! Songs!
Overview
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
  • ambition
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Maurice Leo, Jerry Wald, Sig Herzig
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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