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Hellzapoppin'

1941 · 84 min · Director: H. C. Potter ★ IMDb 7.4 · 4,004 ratings

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Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

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Hellzapoppin' (1941) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Joy
Surprise
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 63 %, then dips around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoySurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor78 %75 %28 %57 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor78 %76 %30 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor70 %70 %26 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor65 %65 %23 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor66 %66 %24 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor66 %64 %25 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor63 %56 %24 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor59 %51 %29 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Joy58 %49 %35 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Love60 %53 %26 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Humor65 %63 %20 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Humor63 %54 %29 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Joy55 %36 %30 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor56 %43 %19 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Humor57 %51 %14 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Humor55 %51 %20 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Humor61 %59 %31 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Humor73 %70 %41 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Humor79 %75 %50 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Humor80 %75 %57 %37 %
Cinderella

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

OO
Ole Olsen

CJ
Chic Johnson

MR
Martha Raye

HH
Hugh Herbert

JF
Jane Frazee

RP
Robert Paige

RL
Richard Lane

RL
Richard Lane

Director

LH
Lewis Howard

CK
Clarence Kolb

NW
Nella Walker

Mrs. Rand

SH
Shemp Howard

Louie

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Selby

FD
Frank Darien

Man Calling for Mrs. Jones

KJ
Kay Johnson

Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar

GS
Gus Schilling

Orchestra Conductor

SG
Slim Gaillard

Slim

SS
Slam Stewart

Slam

HC
Harlem Congeroos

Dancers

OH
Olive Hatch

Water Ballet Specialty

Details

Directed by
H. C. Potter
Written by
Nat Perrin, Warren Wilson
Type
Movies
Released
1941
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 4,004 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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