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My Best Girl poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.0 / 100
1927·Comedy / Romance / Drama·1h 20m

MY BEST GIRL

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.

Above the Line
Sam Taylor·DirectorAllen McNeil·ScreenplayTim Whelan·ScreenplayDavid Kesson·Director of Photography
Cast
Mary Pickford·Maggie JohnsonCharles 'Buddy' Rogers·Joe GrantSunshine Hart·Ma JohnsonLucien Littlefield·Pa JohnsonCarmelita Geraghty·Liz JohnsonHobart Bosworth·Robert MerrillEvelyn Hall·Esther MerrillAvonne Taylor·Millicent RogersMack Swain·JudgeJunior Johnston·Nick Powell
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 2
Sam Taylor·DirectorH. Bruce Humberstone·Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Kathleen Norris·StoryAllen McNeil·ScreenplayTim Whelan·ScreenplayHope Loring·WriterHope Loring·Adaptation
Camera· 2
David Kesson·Director of PhotographyCharles Rosher·Director of Photography
Art & Design· 1
John DuCasse Schulze·Art Direction
Production· 1
Mary Pickford·Producer
By the Numbers
70.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
ROI 113%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Charming, Cheerful, Romantic
Composition
Layered
Era
1920s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features a large, stylized illustration of a smiling woman wearing a yellow and red hat and a teal jacket with a red collar, positioned i”

romance
Key Elements
Woman's HatWoman's JacketBasketBasket
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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