Movie

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933 · 73 min

A breezy, wisecracking old-Hollywood crime yarn that skips through its cases with cheeky charm and light suspense.

Tagline: SHAME is responsible for the "amnesia" plague which has swept America!
Overview: A young woman goes to the police looking for her missing husband. When it turns out her husband is both a murder victim and a bachelor - and that she is the primary suspect - tough cop Butch Saunders comes up with a scheme to crack the case.
How it feels: Light, satirical, romantic and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, deception, mystery, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: crime
deception
mystery
love
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild