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Casanova Brown

1944 · 94 min

A breezy, good-natured screwball romp where mild domestic chaos and gentle farce keep everything sunny and harmless.

Directed by
Sam Wood
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
LIGHT-HEARTED ROMANCE! LIGHT-HEADED COMEDY! WITH A GREAT LOVER!
Overview
Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time. His first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel has just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love.

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Directed by
Sam Wood
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 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
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sam Wood
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Frank Morgan, Anita Louise, Edmund Breon, Patricia Collinge, Jill Esmond, Mary Treen
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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