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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A sailor bets his friends he can get a date with any woman they choose. They pick out a librarian with glasses and a bookish appearance. When he pursues her, he discovers that she is quite beautiful and that he has competition -- but his rival has more sinister intentions than anyone imagines.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 62GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −32 min on the typical 100
typical 10068Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 60 countries
+50Released
1937
March 29, 1937
89 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Ralph Staub Director
Writing · 2
- Gordon Kahn Screenplay
- Eric Taylor Screenplay
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