Vivacious Lady

"Ginger goes to college but not the way you think"

1938 1h 30m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 74

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

“Ginger goes to college but not the way you think”

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Cast

Ginger Rogers
Francey
James Stewart
Peter
James Ellison
Keith
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Morgan
Charles Coburn
Mr. Morgan
Frances Mercer
Helen
Phyllis Kennedy
Jenny
Franklin Pangborn
Apartment Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Stevens
Writers: P.J. Wolfson, Ernest Pagano, I.A.R. Wylie
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Stevens, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ginger Rogers and James Stewart and James Ellison carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ginger goes to college but not the way you think".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

George Stevens directs. Robert De Grasse behind the camera. Henry Berman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
388 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by George Stevens, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ginger Rogers and James Stewart and James Ellison carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Ginger goes to college but not the way you think".
8IMDB entry: tt0030944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "marriage crisis", "professor", "marriage", "affectation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert De Grasse
Editing: Henry Berman
Costume design: Irene
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $703,000
Box office: $1,206,000
Return: 172% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Vivacious Lady (1938)

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DanDare2017-09-23
★ 5/10
James Stewart plays bookish and dull college professor Peter Morgan who is in New York with his more outgoing cousin James Ellison who likes to party in nightclubs. Peter meets and immediately hits it off with singer Francey (Ginger Rogers), they get married and he takes her back home. Trouble is that he has not told his parents that he has got married. His dad is very conservative, his mum is rather meek and Peter just wants to be with his wife but ends up passing his wife off as his cousin's girlfriend. It is all very good natured, Rogers is really wonderful in her role, Stewart's character is too weak but the film meanders too much into silliness.

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