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Government Girl

1943 · 93 min

A breezy, chatty wartime romp through crowded Washington, mixing screwball mishaps with mild political scheming and a soft-focus romance.

Directed by
Dudley Nichols
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley
Tagline
3 girls to a bed! 10 girls to a date! 20 girls to a steak! Where... the men are ONE to TEN a gal's GOTTA be good! No wonder no man is safe after dark!
Overview
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.

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Directed by
Dudley Nichols
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • work
  • politics
  • ambition
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Dudley Nichols
Written by
Dudley Nichols
Starring
Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Jess Barker, James Dunn, Paul Stewart, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport
Music
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
Frank Redman
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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