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Susan Slade poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.9 / 100
1961·Drama / Romance·1h 56m

SUSAN SLADE

“She always meant to hold them off. She never could until she met the boy who understood...”

A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.

Above the Line
Delmer Daves·DirectorDelmer Daves·ScreenplayDoris Hume·NovelLucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyMax Steiner·Original Music ComposerWilliam Ziegler·Editor
Cast
Troy Donahue·Hoyt BreckerConnie Stevens·Susan SladeDorothy McGuire·Leah SladeLloyd Nolan·Roger SladeBrian Aherne·Stanton CorbettGrant Williams·Conn WhiteNatalie Schafer·Marian CorbettKent Smith·Dr. FainBert Convy·Wells CorbettGuy Wilkerson·Slim
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Delmer Daves·DirectorRussell Llewellyn·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Delmer Daves·ScreenplayDoris Hume·Novel
Camera· 1
Lucien Ballard·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Ziegler·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Max Steiner·Original Music ComposerStanley Jones·SoundMurray Cutter·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 4
Leo K. Kuter·Art DirectionHoward Shoup·Costume DesignWilliam L. Kuehl·Set DecorationGordon Bau·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 1
Delmer Daves·Producer
Other Departments· 2
May Boss·StuntsJean Burt Reilly·Hair Supervisor
By the Numbers
63.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Susan Slade's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#A02020
#804020
Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A vintage movie poster features a young man and woman in the foreground, with a coastal landscape behind them. The man, with blonde hair, stands behind the woma”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Horses
Atmosphere
Bright, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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