(78 mins.) Released 1934-07-13
Director: Harlan Thompson
Stars: Cary Grant, Helen Mack, Genevieve Tobin, Edward Everett Horton
Comedy | Musical | Romance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025351/
originally posted 19 Oct 2017
First movie in my Musicals list released after the activation of the Breen office, requiring certification. (This is released July 13; cutoff was July 1.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code
Three songs does not a musical make. So while I watched this as part of my Musicals quest, I'm logging this in the non-musicals list. Hence the "{nm}" in the title of this post.
I like the criticism of the pursuit of beauty. But then its chief critic is revealed to wear a toupee. Oh, well, it's a frothy bit of fun.
The director also wrote the screenplay; this is 1 of only 2 directing credits; 18 writing, 15 producing.
Paramount, dir. Thompson; 6+
