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The French Line

1954 · 102 min

A frothy, Technicolor musical cruise where romance and mistaken identity play out in light, campy song-and-dance numbers.

Tagline
OO-LA-LA...IT'S THE BIG MUSICAL THAT HAS FRANCE BLUSHING!
Overview
Oil heiress Mame Carson takes an incognito cruise so that men will love her for her body, not her money.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • deception
  • freedom
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, music
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Written by
Mary Loos, Richard Sale
Starring
Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt, Mary McCarty, Joyce Mackenzie, Rita Corday, Scott Elliott, Craig Stevens
Music
Walter Scharf
Cinematography
Harry J. Wild
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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