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Shall We Dance

1937 · 109 min · Director: Mark Sandrich ★ IMDb 7.4 · 8,469 ratings

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Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

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Shall We Dance (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Smile
20%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 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
  • Curiosity
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %42 %22 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %45 %25 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor44 %43 %26 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor38 %37 %21 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor38 %37 %17 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor42 %41 %19 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Humor48 %47 %26 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Humor55 %54 %29 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Humor55 %54 %24 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Humor47 %43 %25 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity43 %35 %33 %12 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor43 %34 %33 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Humor47 %40 %30 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Humor51 %49 %31 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Humor49 %45 %30 %27 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Love46 %33 %28 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Humor50 %38 %30 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Humor51 %41 %35 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Curiosity47 %30 %38 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

KG
Ketti Gallian

WB
William Brisbane

AS
Ann Shoemaker

HH
Harriet Hoctor

HH
Harriet Hoctor

Ballet Dancer

RS
Rolfe Sedan

RS
Rolfe Sedan

Ballet Master (uncredited)

RT
Richard Tucker

Mr. Russell (uncredited)

BA
Ben Alexander

Evans (uncredited)

CC
Charles Coleman

Policeman (uncredited)

EH
Eddie Hall

Man (uncredited)

MB
Matthew Boulton

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

SB
Sidney Bracey

First Steward (uncredited)

MC
Monte Collins

Usher-Messenger (uncredited)

DD
Dudley Dickerson

Engine Room Singer (uncredited)

PG
Pauline Garon

(uncredited)

CH
Charlie Hall

Bartender (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Mark Sandrich
Written by
Allan Scott, Lee Loeb, Ernest Pagano, Harold Buchman, Allan Scott
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 8,469 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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