Havana Widows (1933)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ray Enright

Writer:

Earl Baldwin (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 November 1933 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.

Plot Keywords:

Chorus Girl | Turkish Bath | Show Business | Wedding | New York City

Cast

Joan Blondell	...	Mae Knight
Glenda Farrell	...	Sadie Appleby
Guy Kibbee	...	Deacon R. Jones
Allen Jenkins	...	Herman Brody
Lyle Talbot	...	Bob Jones
Frank McHugh	...	Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Ruth Donnelly	...	Mrs. Emily Jones
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Ralph Ince	...	G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
Maude Eburne	...	Mrs. Ryan, the Landlady
George Cooper	...	Paymaster Mullins
Charles C. Wilson	...	Mr. Timberg (as Charles Wilson)

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #2695-R, 22 September 1936 for re-release)

Company:

First National Pictures

Quotes:

Sadie Appleby: You're not so low you have to let em throw pennies at ya!
Mae Knight: Throw em? In Passaic, they use slinghots.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Complicated Women (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Pretty Lady

Hilarious pre-code comedy

Blondell & Farrell are excellent. Blondell was edible. This was very funny and I laughed often throughout it. Great dialogue and its loaded with wisecracks. I could've watched it for hours. Tremendous fun to watch.