
The Naughty Nineties
A Show Boat Load of Laughter!
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Produced by Universal Pictures
A lighthearted slapstick comedy set on a Mississippi riverboat where bumbling heroes scheme to outwit card sharks and restore a kindly captain's honor.
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.
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Is The Naughty Nineties easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is The Naughty Nineties sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Does The Naughty Nineties end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Naughty Nineties scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Naughty Nineties violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
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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Like The Naughty Nineties, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Naughty Nineties, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Naughty Nineties, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































