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Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948 · 81 min

A shadowy, slow-burning crime drama where glamour and danger mix, keeping you wary of every motive.

Tagline
THE SCANDAL SQUAD USES BLONDE BAIT TO TRAP A 3-TIME KILLER!
Overview
A society woman gets involved with a gangster only to find he has hidden plans.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • grief
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Richard L. Bare
Written by
William Sackheim
Starring
Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton, Tom D'Andrea, Richard Rober, Helen Westcott, Richard Benedict, Ben Welden
Music
David Buttolph
Cinematography
Ted D. McCord
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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