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Having Wonderful Time poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.2 / 100
1938·Comedy / Romance·1h 10m

HAVING WONDERFUL TIME

“The play that captured Broadway is on the screen at last!”

Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.

Above the Line
Alfred Santell·DirectorArthur Kober·ScreenplayArthur Kober·Theatre PlayRobert De Grasse·Director of PhotographySam H. Stept·Original Music ComposerWilliam Hamilton·Editor
Cast
Ginger Rogers·Teddy ShawDouglas Fairbanks Jr.·Chick KirklandPeggy Conklin·Fay ColemanLucille Ball·MiriamLee Bowman·Buzzy ArmbrusterEve Arden·HenriettaDorothea Kent·MaxineRed Skelton·ItchyDonald Meek·P.U. RogersJack Carson·Emil Beatty
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Alfred Santell·DirectorJames H. Anderson·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Arthur Kober·ScreenplayArthur Kober·Theatre PlayCharles Tobias·Lyricist
Camera· 1
Robert De Grasse·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Hamilton·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Sam H. Stept·Original Music ComposerRoy Webb·Music DirectorJohn E. Tribby·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
Edward Stevenson·Costume DesignRenié·Costume DesignVan Nest Polglase·Art DirectionDarrell Silvera·Set DresserPerry Ferguson·Assistant Art Director
Production· 1
Pandro S. Berman·Executive In Charge Of Production
Other Departments· 1
Vernon L. Walker·Special Effects
By the Numbers
61.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Having Wonderful Time's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#E0FFFF
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Mood
Joyful, Lighthearted
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Painted

“The image is a vintage movie poster featuring a man and a woman smiling broadly. The woman has blonde curly hair and is wearing a light-colored top. The man has”

romance
Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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