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Half a Sinner
53%
Movie
59m
AI Analysis
Half a Sinner (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Half a Sinner (1940) — a movie tagged as Mystery, Adventure, and Comedy with funny and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to … Our models also surface themes such as ai, love, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~59 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Half a Sinner 53% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-04-05
- Runtime
- 59m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 216828
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What is Half a Sinner about?
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Half a Sinner?
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How long is the movie Half a Sinner?
The official runtime for Half a Sinner is approximately 59 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Heather Angel
Anne Gladden

John 'Dusty' King
Larry Cameron

Constance Collier
Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge

Tom Dugan
Red Egan

Robert Elliott
Officer Kelly

Clem Bevans
Snuffy

Henry Brandon
Handsome - Red's Sidekick

Emma Dunn
Granny Gladden

Walter Catlett
Station Attendant

William B. Davidson
Slick

Fern Emmett
Margaret Reed

Sonny Bupp
Willy

Wilbur Mack
Mason

Joe Devlin
Steve
- W
Wilson Benge
Waiter

Richard Cramer
Mugg
- F
Floyd Criswell
- J
Jeanne Criswell
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