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The Ballad of Josie

1967 · 102 min

A light, sunny comedy Western that breezes along with Doris Day's charm and gentle frontier humour.

Tagline
IT'S QUICK-DRAW DORIS!
Overview
A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • gender
  • justice
  • family
  • rebellion
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by
Harold Swanton
Starring
Doris Day, Peter Graves, George Kennedy, Andy Devine, William Talman, David Hartman, Guy Raymond, Audrey Christie
Music
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Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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