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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967)
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967)
Overview
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing is an American daytime soap opera which aired on CBS from September 18, 1967 to March 23, 1973. The series was created by Irna Phillips, who served as the first head writer. She was replaced by Jane Avery and Ira Avery in 1968, who were followed by Don Ettlinger, James Lipton, and finally Ann Marcus. John Conboy was the producer for most of the show's run.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.0
Overview
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing is an American daytime soap opera which aired on CBS from September 18, 1967 to March 23, 1973. The series was created by Irna Phillips, who served as the first head writer. She was replaced by Jane Avery and Ira Avery in 1968, who were followed by Don Ettlinger, James Lipton, and finally Ann Marcus. John Conboy was the producer for most of the show's run.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is rated Left-Leaning due to its sympathetic portrayal of an interracial romance and its implicit critique of societal prejudice and cultural barriers, aligning with progressive values of acceptance and equality.
The movie depicts an interracial romance with a white actress in the lead Eurasian role, complemented by a diverse supporting cast reflecting its Hong Kong setting. Its narrative explores the societal challenges faced by the couple without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional white or male identities.
Secondary
The character Mia Elliott, based on the Eurasian Han Suyin from the source novel and film, was initially portrayed by an Asian actress in the 1967 show. Later, a white actress took over the role, constituting a race swap for an established character.
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing is a romantic drama centered on a heterosexual interracial relationship. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plot points. Therefore, the film has no impact on the portrayal of LGBTQ+ individuals or issues.
The film 'Mission: Impossible - The Slave' (1967) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1967 TV show "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" is an adaptation of the 1952 novel and 1955 film. While it introduced new characters and storylines, the core characters derived from the source material maintained their original genders. There is no evidence of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
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