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Holiday (1938)

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

Directed byGeorge Cukor

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  1. 01

    The Women

    Same director

    1939 · 133 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  2. 02

    Dinner at Eight

    Same director

    1933 · 111 min · Comedy · Drama

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    An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  3. 03

    What Price Hollywood?

    Same director

    1932 · 88 min · Drama

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    Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong shared themes: alcoholic and drunkard
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  4. 04

    Alice Adams

    Shared cast

    1935 · 99 min · Drama · Romance

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    In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  5. 05

    In Name Only

    Shared cast

    1939 · 94 min · Drama · Romance

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    A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  6. 06

    The Rage of Paris

    Strong story similarity

    1938 · 78 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Palm Springs

    Strong story similarity

    1936 · 72 min · Comedy · Drama · Music

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    A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    Playing Around

    Strong story similarity

    1930 · 66 min · Comedy · Drama · Music · Romance

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    New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  9. 09

    My Man Godfrey

    Shared cast

    1936 · 95 min · Comedy

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    Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: high society and screwball comedy
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    Fine Manners

    Strong story similarity

    1926 · 70 min · Comedy

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    The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
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