Is Forbidden violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Forbidden easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Forbidden end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Forbidden

Name: Forbidden
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1932
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy, Dorothy Peterson, Thomas Jefferson

Her Greatest Dramatic Role !

Directed by Frank Capra

Produced by Columbia Pictures

193285 min6.5 / 10

A pre-code melodrama about forbidden love and social transgression, where a woman navigates the consequences of an affair and hidden motherhood amid competing romantic and professional pressures.

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.

Clusters

Love Triangles and Complicated Choices European Countries Ships and the Sea

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Cuba Cruise Pre-code

Questions people ask

Is Forbidden violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Forbidden scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Forbidden sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Forbidden easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Forbidden end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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