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Director:
Edward Buzzell
Writers:
Gertrude Purcell (screenplay)
Preston Sturges (play)
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Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The World called her BAD because she dared to LOVE ! more
Plot:
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan... more | add synopsis
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Nancy Carroll and gorgeous clothes more (8 total)

Cast

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Nancy Carroll ... Madeleine McGonegle
John Boles ... Paul Otto Vanderkill
Buck Jones ... Panama Kelly (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)
Jessie Ralph ... Aunt Minnie (as Jessie Rolph)
Clara Blandick ... Aunt Sophie Jones
Luis Alberni ... Carlos Spumoni Bustamente
Warburton Gamble ... Stephen Eggleston
Jane Darwell ... Mrs. McGonegle
Garry Owen ... Buddy McGonegle (as Gary Owen)

Betty Grable ... Lucy McGonegle
Nat Pendleton ... Spyrane - Dance Hall Bouncer
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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Sheehan is in studio records/casting call lists as "Bartender," but the only bartender seen was Jack Kennedy. more
Quotes:
Aunt Minnie: You could knock me over with a fender. more
Soundtrack:
Beautiful Love more

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Nancy Carroll and gorgeous clothes, 16 September 2008
7/10
Author: oneillrobyn from United States

I saw this movie this morning by accident. I love 30s movies for the clothes, the beauty of which hit me during the "first" mini era. I was a teenager and I had never seen such gorgeous clothes.

The movie is predictable, but Nancy Carroll is adorable and I can see what her appeal was. With that pretty face and hair, she would have absolutely no chance of getting any job as an actress today, in this world of gaunt, giraffe-like women-men. Too bad we don't have any visual differences among the "leading actresses of today", all those interchangeable bland flat-haired blondes.

Those clothes are wonderful. Too bad we'll never see their like again -- after all, how can anyone be attractive wearing anything other a mini or jeans?

Hey, wasn't Buck Jones handsome! I won't contrast him with our "leading men" today. I leave that up to you.

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