Movie

The Hoodlum Saint

1946 · 91 min

A smooth, old-fashioned rise-and-fall drama that moves from breezy romance to sober disillusionment without much hurry.

Tagline: WAS IT THE SOCIETY BEAUTY OR THE NIGHT CLUB SINGER?
Overview: A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical, romantic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Greed, ambition, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: greed
ambition
betrayal
redemption
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild