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Female (1933), Alice Adams (1935), The Catered Affair (1956), Fanny (1932), That Brennan Girl (1946), Miss Annie Rooney (1942), Her Twelve Men (1954) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Female (1933)

Female (1933)

8.3/10 Comedy, Drama

An auto-company president (Ruth Chatterton) finds her right-hand man (George Brent) by process of elimination.

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Alice Adams (1935)

Alice Adams (1935)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed in her attempts to move up socially by her gauche family and unstable father.

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The Catered Affair (1956)

The Catered Affair (1956)

7.5/10 Comedy, Drama

When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes, starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.

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Fanny (1932)

Fanny (1932)

10.0/10 Drama

Marius (Pierre Fresnay) goes to sea, pregnant Fanny (Orane Demazis) marries, and Cesar (Raimu) is a godfather in part two of the Marseille trilogy.

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That Brennan Girl (1946)

That Brennan Girl (1946)

6.6/10 Drama

The film begins on Mother's Day, 1938 when 14-year-old Ziggy Brennan (Mona Freeman) buys a gardenia for her mother. Ziggy's youthful exuberance disappears when she enters their apartment and finds her mother, Natalie (June Duprez), drinking with a strange man. Natalie introduces Ziggy as her "sister" and quietly cautions Ziggy against calling her "mother." Later, disp...Read all

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Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

6.5/10 Comedy, Drama

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.

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Her Twelve Men (1954)

Her Twelve Men (1954)

6.4/10 Comedy, Drama

An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.

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Shopworn (1932)

Shopworn (1932)

6.4/10 Drama

A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.

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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)

6.4/10 Comedy, Drama

A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.

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Afternoon Delight (2013)

Afternoon Delight (2013)

5.7/10 Comedy, Drama

Rachel tries to spice up her marriage with a trip to a strip club. She befriends McKenna who gave her a lapdance. She moves in with Rachel's family and becomes a nanny for the son.

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Marriage Italian Style (1964)

Marriage Italian Style (1964)

7.5/10 Comedy, Drama

The rich man Domenico and Filumena, a penniless prostitute, share great part of their lives in the immediate post WWII Italy.

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Love With the Proper Stranger (1963)

Love With the Proper Stranger (1963)

7.4/10 Comedy, Drama

A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician, who does not even remember her.

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Evergreen (1934)

Evergreen (1934)

6.7/10 Musical, Comedy

Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, has a guilty secret: She has a baby daughter, born out of wedlock. Harriet leaves her public and flees to South Africa to raise her daughter quietly. The years pass, and now her daughter, Harriet Hawkes, returns to London as a young show-biz hopeful. Tommy, a wily publicity man, knowing that yo...Read all

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Mermaids (1990)

Mermaids (1990)

6.7/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

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Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

10.0/10 Drama, Comedy

A phone operator (Ginger Rogers) daydreams of marrying a salesman (George Murphy), a millionaire and a mechanic (Burgess Meredith).

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Hindsight (2015)

Hindsight (2015)

10.0/10 Drama, Comedy

After a strange elevator ride, a woman gets a chance to re-live part of her life.

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Lady by Choice (1934)

Lady by Choice (1934)

6.6/10 Comedy

An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.

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Queen for a Day (1951)

Queen for a Day (1951)

6.6/10 Comedy, Drama

A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.

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