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Stage Door

1937 · 92 min · Director: Gregory La Cava ★ IMDb 7.7 · 10,017 ratings

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The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.

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Stage Door (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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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 dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor55 %55 %6 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor60 %60 %8 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor59 %58 %18 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor56 %54 %24 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor54 %54 %16 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor47 %46 %16 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor43 %41 %25 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor49 %38 %34 %17 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Sympathy55 %35 %39 %22 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor54 %42 %34 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor52 %49 %29 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor52 %50 %21 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor54 %47 %21 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Joy59 %37 %39 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Sympathy60 %32 %46 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor66 %28 %50 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Sadness82 %14 %71 %70 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Sadness89 %9 %83 %84 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Sadness82 %28 %65 %62 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Humor74 %50 %37 %31 %
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

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Gail Patrick

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Constance Collier

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Andrea Leeds

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Samuel S. Hinds

Henry Sims

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William Corson

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Pierre Watkin

Carmichael

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Grady Sutton

Butch

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Frank Reicher

Stage Director

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Jack Carson

Mr. Milbanks

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Phyllis Kennedy

Hattie

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Eve Arden

Ève

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Ann Miller

Annie

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Margaret Early

Mary Lou

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Jean Rouverol

Dizzy

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Elizabeth Dunne

Mrs. Orcutt

Details

Directed by
Gregory La Cava
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 10,017 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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