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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953 · 91 min · Director: Howard Hawks ★ IMDb 7.1 · 47,253 ratings

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Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

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Emotional fingerprint

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Smile 35%, Humor 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Smile
25%Humor
15%Love
  1. Smile35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Smile, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Smile, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Joy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor38 %33 %20 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %38 %28 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor44 %34 %31 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love43 %29 %28 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor44 %38 %26 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor44 %44 %28 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor43 %43 %26 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor43 %40 %24 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Love44 %34 %18 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension49 %36 %11 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor54 %49 %15 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor51 %50 %24 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Humor45 %38 %23 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension45 %30 %13 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Sadness48 %34 %11 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor48 %36 %15 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension49 %38 %14 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Humor51 %44 %15 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Humor53 %46 %25 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Joy52 %45 %37 %28 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JR
Jane Russell

ER
Elliott Reid

TN
Tommy Noonan

GW
George Winslow

NV
Norma Varden

Lady Beekman

HW
Howard Wendell

Steven Geray

Hotel Manager

DA
David Ahdar

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

AA
Alex Akimoff

Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

A
Aladdin

Musician (uncredited)

JA
John Alban

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

GA
Gordon Armitage

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

PB
Patricia Barker

Small Role (uncredited)

VB
Virginia Bates

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

ME
Mary Ellen Batten

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

HB
Harry Baum

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks, Anita Loos
Type
Movies
Released
1953
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 47,253 ratings
Feels mostly
Smile
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