The Strawberry Blonde

The Strawberry Blonde

Times have changed, but Cagney hasn't!

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

194197 min7.0 / 10

A charming 1940s romantic comedy about misplaced desire and friendship, where a man learns that what he thought he wanted wasn't what he truly needed.

Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Strawberry Blonde easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does The Strawberry Blonde end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Strawberry Blonde violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is The Strawberry Blonde scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Strawberry Blonde sad? 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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Love70

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