The Shining Hour (1938 film)

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The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic drama film
basedOn The Shining Hour (play) NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Keith Winter NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy George J. Folsey NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Frank Borzage NERFINISHED
distributedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor Loew's Inc. NERFINISHED
editedBy Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED
featuresPerformer Fay Bainter NERFINISHED
Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED
Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED
Robert Young NERFINISHED
format black-and-white film
genre melodrama
romantic drama
leadCharacterOccupation nightclub dancer
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
musicBy Edward Ward NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme class conflict
family tension
marital conflict
narrativeTone tragic
originalLanguage English
partOfFilmographyOf Fay Bainter NERFINISHED
Frank Borzage NERFINISHED
Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED
Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED
Robert Young NERFINISHED
producer Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseYear 1938
runtimeMinutes 76
screenwriter Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED
Margaret Kennedy NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary to 1930s
starring Fay Bainter NERFINISHED
Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED
Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED
Robert Young NERFINISHED
starSystemEra Classical Hollywood cinema

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