You are here:

The Green Glove

Name: The Green Glove
Director: Rudolph Maté
Released: 1952
Duration: 89 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

1952

Director

Rudolph Maté

Runtime

89 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

The Green Glove is a mid-century crime mystery that adheres strictly to the cinematic norms of its era. The narrative prioritizes adventure clichés and established social hierarchies over any intentional disruption of identity. While the film explores post-war tensions and the pursuit of a stolen relic, it lacks depth in its representation of race, gender, or sexual orientation. The characters primarily serve as drivers for a traditional romantic and investigative plot. Ultimately, the film serves as a competent genre piece but does not attempt to disrupt or expand the conventional social expectations of the 1950s.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does The Green Glove have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story follows a traditional heterosexual relationship between Michael Blake and Christine. There are no characters with non-conventional gender identities or critiques of heteronormativity.

How does The Green Glove portray gender?

Limited

The film relies on conventional 1950s gender roles. While Christine acts as a guide, the male protagonist drives the primary investigation and physical action.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Green Glove?

Limited

The narrative focuses on Western and European characters during WWII France. There is no indication of significant racial diversity or ethnic representation.

How does The Green Glove represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot centers on recovering a stolen religious relic and follows traditional Western storytelling clichés without critiquing institutions.

Does The Green Glove include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in this film.

Present on Screen

Engages with compelling wartime morality themes.
Utilizes a high-stakes mystery involving a stolen religious relic.

Limited or Absent

Lacks diversity in racial and ethnic representation.
Relies on conventional and limited gender roles.
Provides no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art thief Paul Rona, who leaves behind a gem studded gauntlet (a stolen religious relic). Years later, financial reverses lead Mike to return in search of the object. In Paris, he must dodge mysterious followers and a corpse that's hard to explain; so he and attractive tour guide Christine decamp on a cross-country pursuit that becomes love on the run...then takes yet another turn.

How are these scores produced? →