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Director:
Sam Wood
Writers:
A.P. Younger (story)
Sarah Y. Mason (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 March 1930 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
WISE-CRACKING! SMART-ALECK! LOVABLE! (original poster) more
Plot:
Tom Ward is just back from College and the only thing that he seemed to learn is how to be obnoxious and loud... more | add synopsis
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Hard To Understand His Appeal... more (12 total)

Cast

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William Haines ... Tom Ward
Leila Hyams ... Mary Howe
Polly Moran ... Polly
Marie Dressler ... Hettie Brown
Ralph Bushman ... J. Marvin McAndrews (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
Clara Blandick ... Mrs. Ward
William Janney ... Jimmie Ward
William V. Mong ... Mr. Samuel A. Ward
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Eddie Ward (as Junior Coghlan)
Phyllis Crane ... Alma Ward
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Runtime:
USA:91 min (Turner library print) | 93 min (copyright length)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
M-G-M also released this film as a silent version at 1,759.31 m. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The film begins in broad daylight, then just after the car avoids being hit by the train at the railroad crossing, the car is in a minor fender-bender with a tree which appears to take place at night, then in the next scene when the car pulls up in front of the house, it's daylight again. more
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Hard To Understand His Appeal..., 4 August 2008
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Author: xerses13 from United States

William Haines the Star of THE GIRL SAID NO (1930) had created a persona that he played in every film. His character was of the irresponsible young man who through a challenge in his life turns it around and saves the day and gets the girl. In the silent era his pantomime may have been acceptable, but in sound he just comes across as a prissy ham.

THE GIRL SAID NO well illustrates this. For the first half of the picture he mug's at every opportunity. We suppose this behavior makes him endearing to the Female members of the audience of the time. What the Men thought can only be guessed at, but we are sure it was not flattering. Mr. Haines was capable of a more subtle acting style which he illustrated in SHOW PEOPLE (1928). For some reason though he kept returning to his 'Gay Blade' persona. A characterization that did not hold up well to Depression Era audiences.

Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg had come to that conclusion, tastes were changing and they needed Stars that the new audiences could identify with. Using the pretext of Haines homosexuality and the morals clauses in contracts of that time he was forced out of the business. Fortunetly the talented Mr. Haines other skills as a interior decorator with his Hollywood contacts provided a successful second career.

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