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You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · 95 min

A breezy, song-filled romantic romp that charms with playful banter and lighthearted escapades.

Directed by
Dick Powell
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Music
Tagline
The funniest movie in maybe 20 years!
Overview
A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.

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Directed by
Dick Powell
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Music
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • love
  • class
  • family
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
romance, comedy, music
Directed by
Dick Powell
Written by
Claude Binyon, Robert Riskin
Starring
June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford, Paul Gilbert, Jim Backus, Stubby Kaye, Henny Youngman, Allyn Joslyn
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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