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Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)

Parents guide

42nd Street

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Moderate
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    None

Sex & Nudity

Mild
4 of 8 found this mild
A LOT of legs.
Some very low-cut dresses.
It's implied that an actress exchanges personal favours for career promotion.
A man sneaks out of a woman's room, kissing her briefly as he leaves.
A man slaps a woman playfully on the butt.
A woman fends off advances from a drunk at a party. She slaps him and runs away.
The title song refers to "sexy ladies from the Eighties who are indiscreet".

Violence & Gore

Mild
4 of 5 found this mild
A hired thug punches a man, knocking him over.
A woman slaps a man several times, and throws glassware at him.
As part of a stylized dance number, a woman fends off a crazed attack from a man, jumps out a window, there is some gunfire, she dives from a balcony, then is stabbed by the man.

Profanity

Mild
2 of 4 found this mild
Man takes The Lord's Name in vain.
1 use of good lord 2 uses of shut up 4 uses of sucker
None

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
3 of 5 found this moderate
Several characters smoke cigarettes and cigars throughout the movie.
A lot of drinking and drunkenness at a party.
A very drunk woman fights with a man and a woman, and falls over.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

None
4 of 4 found this to have none
None

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • G
  • Canada
    • GQuebec
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Iceland
    • L
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Norway
    • Arecommended rating
    • 161933, cinema rating
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Spain
    • AICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • United Kingdom
    • Aoriginal rating
    • Uvideo
  • United States
    • PassedNational Board of Review
    • Approvedcertificate #2718, -r: 26 september 1936 for re-release
    • TV-GTV rating

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