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The Gay Deception

1935 · 77 min

A frothy, fast-talking screwball confection that glides by on charm, glamour and the giddy thrill of sudden money.

Overview
A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William Wyler
Written by
Don Hartman, Stephen Morehouse Avery
Starring
Francis Lederer, Frances Dee, Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray, Lennox Pawle, Adele St. Mauer, Akim Tamiroff, Luis Alberni
Cinematography
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Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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