6.0
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The Toast of New York (1937)
The Toast of New York (1937)
Overview
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.0
Overview
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a historical drama focusing on the flamboyant life and controversial business practices of Jim Fisk during the Gilded Age, presenting the moral ambiguities of his actions without explicitly endorsing or condemning the underlying economic system.
The movie features traditional casting practices typical of its release era, with a predominantly white cast and no intentional race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative, a historical drama, maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The Toast of New York is a historical drama centered on the life of financier Jim Fisk. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or subtext, focusing instead on heterosexual relationships and financial ambition during the Gilded Age.
The 1937 film "The Toast of New York" is a biographical drama centered on the life of Gilded Age financier Jim Fisk. There are no discernible transsexual characters or themes present within the narrative, resulting in an N/A rating for portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biographical drama depicting real historical figures such as Jim Fisk, Josie Mansfield, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. All major characters are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their historical counterparts, with no instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film is a biopic depicting real historical figures such as Jim Fisk and Josie Mansfield, who were historically white. The actors cast in these roles in the 1937 production were also white, aligning with their documented historical race.
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5.8
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