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Writers:
Donald Henderson Clarke (story)
Gene Markey (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 November 1933 (USA) more
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Plot:
Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ruth Chatterton ... Alison Drake
George Brent ... Jim Thorne
Lois Wilson ... Harriet Brown

Johnny Mack Brown ... George P. Cooper
Ruth Donnelly ... Miss Frothingham
Ferdinand Gottschalk ... Pettigrew
Phillip Reed ... Freddie Claybourne
Gavin Gordon ... Briggs
Kenneth Thomson ... Red, Alison's Dance Partner at Party
Huey White ... Puggy, Alison's Chauffeur
Douglass Dumbrille ... George Mumford (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Spencer Charters ... Tom, a Doorman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min | Germany:58 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The sign on a restaurant window advertises sandwiches "with beer" in large letters. The amendment ratifying the repeal of prohibition had been ratified just weeks prior to the film's release. more
Quotes:
Della, Alison's Maid: Lemon or cream, Madame?
Harriet Brown: Cream and two sugars, please.
Alison Drake: Cream and two sugars? My, you're a reckless woman! No wonder you look so happy.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely awesome!, 14 July 2002
10/10
Author: silent-12

I first read about this film in "Complicated Women" and was eager to see this pre-Code gender-reversal film. What a delight! Chatterton was fantastic, the art deco sets amazing and the costume design mouth-watering. Not to mention an intelligent, funny, and realistic screenplay in which the woman isn't the only one to compromise in the end. After seeing this I am on to more Ruth Chatterton films. I highly recommend this! 10 stars!

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