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Summary
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 89Audiences 62GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer100%
Metascore78
IMDb6.8
Audience score68%
User score4.9
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −23 min on the typical 100
typical 10077Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1937
November 25, 1937
89 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 25 more29 people
- Carole LombardHazel Flagg
- Fredric MarchWallace "Wally" Cook
- Charles WinningerDr. Enoch Downer
- Walter ConnollyOliver Stone
- Sig RumanDr. Emil Eggelhoffer
- Frank FayMaster of Ceremonies
- TBTroy Brown Sr.Ernest Walker
- Maxie RosenbloomMax Levinsky
- Margaret HamiltonWarsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
Olin HowlandBaggage Man
Billy BartyBoy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)
Nora CecilSchoolteacher (uncredited)
George ChandlerPhotographer (uncredited)
Ann DoranTelephone Girl (uncredited)
Claire Du BreyNurse Rafferty (uncredited)
Emily FitzroyGuest at Banquet (uncredited)
Bess FlowersNightclub Extra (uncredited)
Tenen HoltzTearful Waiter (uncredited)
Hedda HopperDowager on Ship (uncredited)
Leonid KinskeyFerdinand Roassare - Poet (uncredited)
Charles LaneRubenstein (uncredited)
Edwin MaxwellMr. Bullock (uncredited)
Aileen PringleMrs. Bullock (uncredited)
John QualenFireman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- William A. Wellman Director
- Fred Spencer Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Ben Hecht Screenplay
- James H. Street Story
Production · 1
- David O. Selznick Producer
Camera · 1
- W. Howard Greene Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James E. Newcom Editor
Sound · 1
- Oscar Levant Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Walter Plunkett Costume Design
- Travis Banton Costume Designer
Other crew · 2
- William Cameron Menzies Second Unit
- Jack Cosgrove Special Effects
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