Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

Seventy-five Smackers a Jump- and Most of it Goes to Widows!

Directed by Alfred E. Green

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193372 min5.9 / 10

A pre-Code Depression-era drama about friendship and survival that balances scrappy humor with the moral compromises of hard times.

An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.

Questions people ask

  • Does Parachute Jumper end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Parachute Jumper sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Parachute Jumper easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Parachute Jumper scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Parachute Jumper violent? 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.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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