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Tall Story

1960 · 89 min

A light, playful campus romp with gentle satire and old-fashioned charm.

Directed by
Joshua Logan
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
SUCH FUN! That college girl who can't help lovin' tall boys!...
Overview
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.

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Directed by
Joshua Logan
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 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
  • love
  • ambition
  • morality
  • identity
  • sport
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Joshua Logan
Written by
Julius J. Epstein
Starring
Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly, Tom Laughlin, Barbara Darrow, Murray Hamilton, Anne Jackson
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
Ellsworth Fredericks
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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