God's Gift to Women (1931)

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (writer)
Raymond Griffith (writer)

Release Date:

13 April 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.

Plot Keywords:

Philanderer | Nightclub | Doctor | Beautiful Woman | Deception

Cast

Frank Fay	...	Toto Duryea
Laura La Plante	...	Diane Churchill
Joan Blondell	...	Fifi
Charles Winninger	...	Mr. John Churchill
Alan Mowbray	...	Auguste, Toto's Butler
Arthur Edmund Carewe	...	Dr. Louis Dumont
Billy House	...	Mons. Cesare
Yola d'Avril	...	Dagmar
John T. Murray	...	Mons. Chaumier, an Irate Husband
Louise Brooks	...	Florine
Margaret Livingston	...	Tania Donaliff
Armand Kaliz	...	Mons. Rancour
Charles Judels	...	Undertaker
Tyrell Davis	...	Basil, called 'Pompom'
Eleanor Gutchrlein	...	Maybelle (as Sisters G)

Also Known As:

The Devil Was Sick (USA) (pre-release title)
Too Many Women (UK)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Minor flick with a sexy Louise Brooks and a decent catfight

Plot? Who cares about the plot? Something about a guy with several attractive girlfriends, including the incendiary Louise Brooks and the magnetic Joan Blondell. We should all have this problem. ;>

The main action involves the classic situation of juggling three women in different bedrooms. We've all seen this a million times and always wished the juggling act would fail, the women would encounter each other, and a catfight would ensue. Guess what? This time it happens! It may not be a classic catfight, but the brawl between Louise, Joan and another attractive brunette is worth the price of admission.

This movie will appeal mainly to fans of Louise Brooks. Her part is relatively small and she appears sans her famous Dutch-bob hair helmet, thus revealing a rather high forehead. You will still be in love with her, guaranteed. The real irony here is that several other actresses appear with the hairstyle she made not only famous, but possibly immortal. The Louise Legion will also be interested in her voice acting. Her voice is fine, but the role gives her no real opportunity to display her ability. As we all know, things never really got better on that front, either.

So don't expect much out of this, just kick back and enjoy one of the great beauties of film history, the incredible Louise Brooks.