Apple TVLaughing Sinners (1931)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.
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Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes traditional moral values and religious redemption as the solution to personal despair and 'sin,' portraying a clear transformation from a 'sinful' to a 'virtuous' life through spiritual guidance.
This 1931 film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with the traditional casting practices of its time, with no intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative centers on the personal struggles of its characters without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays the Christian mission and its leader as a source of genuine redemption, moral guidance, and personal fulfillment for the protagonist, offering a clear path out of a life of despair.
Laughing Sinners (1931) is a pre-Code melodrama centered on a heterosexual romance and themes of moral redemption. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes within its narrative. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of the play "Torch Song." While one character, "Agnes, the House Detective," is portrayed by a male actor (Guy Kibbee) despite the traditionally female name, there is no clear evidence that the character was canonically or explicitly established as female in the original source material. Thus, it does not meet the definition of a gender swap.
This 1931 film is an adaptation of a play. There is no evidence that any character was canonically, historically, or widely established as a different race in the source material or prior adaptations, nor does it feature historical figures subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.6
5.4
Critic Ratings
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