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Bad for Each Other

1953 · 83 min

A sober, earnest medical melodrama that weighs conscience against comfort, moving from glossy society clinics to grim mine shafts with quiet moral tension.

Directed by
Irving Rapper
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster
Tagline
He takes your life in his hands!
Overview
A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Irving Rapper
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • class
  • ambition
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Irving Rapper
Written by
Horace McCoy, Irving Wallace
Starring
Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Franz, Ray Collins, Marjorie Rambeau, Lester Matthews
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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