Simple story about country vs. City attitudes, or rubes vs. Slickers. The credits proclaim Blondell as the star, with Grant Mitchell the other main actor, but it's really Tom Brown's show. The studios put quite a bit of effort into Brown, but he didn't have much in the way of star quality; he moved to supporting roles and had a fairly long career.
Blondell on the other hand has a strong screen presence, easily overwhelming the rest of the cast, but she doesn't have much screen time at all, and isn't given much to work with when she does appear. She completely overwhelms the second actress, Adrienne Dore (just as Kay Francis would do in 'Street of Women' and Ginger Rogers also, in 'The 13th Guest' a year or so later). It's easy to see why Dore had only a brief career in movies, even though she is stunningly beautiful; the camera loved all these great leading ladies and simply didn't love Adrienne.
Mitchell - and the film - could have been well served to have his scenes cut, since neither he nor they add anything to the movie.
Still, it's a fun little film, better than a lot of tv, and definitely worth watching for very early Blondell!!
Blondell on the other hand has a strong screen presence, easily overwhelming the rest of the cast, but she doesn't have much screen time at all, and isn't given much to work with when she does appear. She completely overwhelms the second actress, Adrienne Dore (just as Kay Francis would do in 'Street of Women' and Ginger Rogers also, in 'The 13th Guest' a year or so later). It's easy to see why Dore had only a brief career in movies, even though she is stunningly beautiful; the camera loved all these great leading ladies and simply didn't love Adrienne.
Mitchell - and the film - could have been well served to have his scenes cut, since neither he nor they add anything to the movie.
Still, it's a fun little film, better than a lot of tv, and definitely worth watching for very early Blondell!!