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Animal Crackers

1930 · 98 min · Director: Victor Heerman ★ IMDb 7.4 · 16,391 ratings

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The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

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Emotional fingerprint

Animal Crackers (1930) — 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.

Is it worth watching?

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 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Curiosity
Tension
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 3 %, then peaks around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %42 %18 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor57 %56 %16 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor63 %63 %20 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor65 %64 %24 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor70 %69 %21 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor70 %69 %20 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor69 %69 %16 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor69 %69 %18 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor71 %70 %23 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor72 %71 %16 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor68 %66 %18 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor66 %51 %28 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Love65 %40 %26 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Humor67 %54 %24 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Humor68 %66 %28 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Humor67 %64 %35 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Humor68 %65 %38 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Humor67 %64 %34 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Humor63 %58 %33 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 96′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

LR
Lillian Roth

LS
Louis Sorin

HT
Hal Thompson

MI
Margaret Irving

KR
Kathryn Reece

EM
Edward Metcalf

Hennessey

RA
Robert Allen

House Party Guest (uncredited)

DM
Donald MacBride

House Party Guest (uncredited)

AR
Ann Roth

House Party Guest (uncredited)

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Fredi Washington

Party Guest

Details

Directed by
Victor Heerman
Written by
George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind
Type
Movies
Released
1930
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 16,391 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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