6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Coney Island (1943)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Coney Island is a musical comedy primarily focused on a romantic love triangle and individual ambition within the entertainment industry. Its themes are apolitical, centering on personal relationships and career pursuits rather than societal or political issues.
The movie exhibits traditional casting practices typical of 1940s Hollywood, featuring a predominantly white cast without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the lighthearted musical genre of its era, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
Coney Island (1943) is a romantic musical that does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and show business rivalries, with no elements suggesting queer identity or experiences.
Coney Island (1943) is a musical comedy centered on a love story and vaudeville. There are no identifiable transsexual characters, themes, or plot points within the film's narrative. Therefore, the film does not offer any portrayal of transsexual individuals or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Coney Island (1943) is an original musical film and does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous installments. Therefore, no characters exist who were established as one gender and then portrayed as another.
Coney Island (1943) is an original musical film featuring characters created for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which characters' races could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.1
Critic Ratings
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