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She Knew What She Wanted

1936 · 74 min

A breezy, cheeky old-fashioned romp full of harmless fibs, catchy tunes and light romantic mischief.

Overview
An amoral young dancer falls in love with a band leader.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • deception
  • music
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Thomas Bentley
Written by
Frank Miller, Fred Thompson, Paul Gerard Smith, Thomas J. Geraghty
Starring
Albert Burdon, Betty Ann Davies, Ben Welden, Googie Withers, Sybil Grove, Claude Dampier, W.H. Berry, Fred Conyngham
Cinematography
Curt Courant
Runtime
74 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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