Beauty and the Boss (1932)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Ladislas Fodor (play)
Joseph Jackson (adaptation)

Release Date:

9 April 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

The Baron is a banker, in Vienna, who works at at very fast pace. He appreciates beautiful women, but...

Plot Keywords:

Banker | Vienna | Secretary | Paris | Flirtation

Cast

Marian Marsh	...	Susie Sachs
David Manners	...	Baron Paul von Ullrich
Warren William	...	Baron Josef von Ullrich
Charles Butterworth	...	Ludwig Pfeffer Jr.
Frederick Kerr	...	Count Von Tolheim
Mary Doran	...	Olive 'Ollie' Frey
Robert Greig	...	Chappel

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The original play opened in Budapest, Hungary, on 2 December 1927.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Church Mouse (1934)

Charming Pre-Code Comedy

Although it betrays its theater-script origins in the rhythm of the performances and dialogue, this sparkling little formula comedy about a secretary who wins a rich Baron is chockablock with snappy retorts and racy rejoinders. Marian Marsh is adorable, charming and always convincing.

The surprising candor of the script is refreshing: despite the free modern use of more explicit language, this depression-era tale leaves nothing to the imagination. Its honesty is surprising and heightens the humor of the gentle jokes.

Watching scenes played out between Marsh and Warren William with such genuine engagement would be impossible in the modern era of frenetic jump-cutting. What a treat to see talented performers do such naughty and giggly scenes in a single take with hardly a cutaway or interruption in sight!