
Going Places
1938

Representation Score
Limited
1948
NRDirector
Richard Haydn
Runtime
101 minutes
Average Rating
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Miss Tatlock's Millions is a quintessential product of the 1948 studio system, prioritizing screwball farce over social complexity. The film relies heavily on mid-century clichés, particularly regarding gender roles and the use of mental incompetence as a comedic engine. While the story offers a cynical view of inherited wealth and class, it does so through a traditional lens that reinforces existing social hierarchies. The lack of diverse casting or non-straight narratives keeps the film firmly within the conventional boundaries of its era.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or stories. It follows the straight-focused expectations typical of 1940s cinema, emphasizing traditional romantic relationships and family legacies.
Although the female lead is central to the romance, the plot largely revolves around male characters. Women mainly act as romantic foils or catalysts for the male protagonist’s growth.
The cast and setting depict a uniform white social environment. The story centers on the internal dynamics of a wealthy, Anglo-centric family with no significant ethnic diversity.
The film satirizes the incompetence of the upper class through farce. However, it provides a conventional view of wealth without delving into systemic issues.
The narrative employs neurodivergence as a problematic plot device. The character Schuyler Tatlock is portrayed as mentally incompetent to create slapstick and comedic conflict.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the estate of Miss Tatlock's millions.

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