6.2
Viewer Rating
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Best Foot Forward (1943)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Overview
Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a lighthearted musical comedy centered on romantic entanglements and social dynamics within a military academy, with its core conflict and resolution being apolitical. It primarily serves as entertainment and morale-boosting during wartime, rather than explicitly promoting any specific political ideology.
This 1943 musical features traditional casting practices common for its era, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative focuses on lighthearted themes without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Best Foot Forward' (1943) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers on a military school cadet inviting a movie star to their prom, with no elements related to queer identities or experiences.
This 1943 musical comedy does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a movie star's visit to a military academy, and there is no content that could be interpreted as a portrayal of transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1943 film "Best Foot Forward" is an adaptation of the 1941 Broadway musical. A review of the main characters and their portrayals in both the stage and film versions reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed.
The 1943 film "Best Foot Forward" is an adaptation of a Broadway musical. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.0
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