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Blue Skies

1946 · 104 min

A breezy, song-filled stroll through decades of romance, with charming stars and lavish dance numbers.

Tagline
It's the nearest thing to Heaven!
Overview
Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Stuart Heisler
Written by
Arthur Sheekman
Starring
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Olga San Juan, Mikhail Rasumny, Frank Faylen, Victoria Horne
Music
Robert Emmett Dolan
Cinematography
William E. Snyder, Charles Lang
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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