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Papa's Delicate Condition

1963 · 98 min

A warm, gently humorous family comedy with a sentimental heart, easy to watch and full of small-town charm.

Directed by
George Marshall
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles
Tagline
Follow the Gay Parade!
Overview
A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the bottle starts to alienate him from his wife and oldest daughter. His younger daughter, however, still remains unflinchingly loyal to him, and they share many fun misadventures over the course of the movie.

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Directed by
George Marshall
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • addiction
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
Jack Rose, Corinne Griffith
Starring
Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Linda Bruhl, Ned Glass, Murray Hamilton, Elisha Cook Jr.
Music
Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography
Loyal Griggs
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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