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Too Much, Too Soon

1958 · 121 min

A somber, old-Hollywood cautionary tale that traces a woman's slide into addiction with earnest melodrama and a heavy heart.

Directed by: Art Napoleon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Tagline: Always a man, almost any man!
Overview: The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.

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Directed by: Art Napoleon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
family
grief
identity
redemption
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Art Napoleon
Written by: Art Napoleon, Jo Napoleon
Starring: Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ray Danton, Neva Patterson, Murray Hamilton, Martin Milner, John Dennis
Cinematography: Carl E. Guthrie, Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime: 121 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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