Nothing Sacred

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Nothing Sacred is a 1937 screwball comedy film best known for its satirical take on tabloid journalism and for featuring Carole Lombard in one of her most celebrated roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
screwball comedy film
basedOn Letter to the Editor
basedOnAuthor James H. Street
cinematographyBy H. Tinsley
surface form: H. L. Tinsley

W. Howard Greene
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William A. Wellman
distributor Selznick International Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
surface form: United Artists
editedBy James E. Newcom
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmFormat 35 mm
genre comedy film
screwball comedy
hasCultStatus true
hasTheme celebrity culture
media ethics
sensationalism in the press
includedIn American screwball comedy canon
leadCharacter Hazel Flagg
Wally Cook
musicBy Oscar Levant
narrativeForm feature film
notableAspect early use of three-strip Technicolor in a comedy feature
notableFor one of Carole Lombard's most celebrated roles
satirical take on tabloid journalism
originalLanguage English
portraysCharacter Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg
Fredric March as Wally Cook
producer David O. Selznick
productionCompany Selznick International Pictures
releaseDate 1937-11-25
releaseYear 1937
runtimeMinutes 77
screenwriter Ben Hecht
settingLocation New York City
sound mono
starring Carole Lombard
Charles Winninger
Fredric March
Margaret Hamilton
Sig Ruman
Walter Connolly
title Nothing Sacred self-link

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Carole Lombard notableWork Nothing Sacred
Ben Hecht notableWork Nothing Sacred
Ben Hecht coWrote Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred title Nothing Sacred self-link
Dan Jinks producerOf Nothing Sacred
William A. Wellman notableWork Nothing Sacred
William A. Wellman directed Nothing Sacred