Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.
Lucile Gleason
- Mrs. Benjamin Thomas
- (as Lucille Webster Gleason)
Adrienne Ames
- Anne - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Frances Bavier
- Joy - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley
- Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Patricia Caron
- Billie - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Katherine DeMille
- Party Girl
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Lilyan Tashman calls her boyfriend, the telephone number is that of the Brooklyn Paramount.
- GoofsJust after the 21 minute mark, Wanda and Jim are reclining on a yacht with a back-projection shot of the moonlit sea behind them. She says, "All I know is that they've been the happiest hours and minutes of my life." As she says this line, the moonlight reflection on the sea becomes suddenly darker.
- Quotes
Jim Baker: Where are you going?
Wanda Howard: Swimming.
Jim Baker: May I come along?
Wanda Howard: Sure. It's anybody's ocean.
Featured review
pre-code hi-jinks
"Girls About Town" from 1931 is a pre-code starring Kay Francis, Lilyan Tashman, Joel McCrea, and Eugene Palette.
Pre-codes are fun because you don't know how they're going to end - once the code came in, if you were a woman and committed adultery, you died; if you were a tramp, you died. If you had a career, you gave it up because your life was empty without a man.
In this film, Francis and Tashman are Wanda and Marie who make their living as escorts for rich men. So they spend their time on yachts, they wear furs and jewels, and we assume they sleep with these guys. That's implied but when the men want to go up to the girls' apartment, their maid (Louise Beavers) sits in the window so the girls can say, "That's mother. She's waited up for me. You'd better not come up" or words to that effect.
The women are paired with the very wealthy Benjamin (Palette) and the young, handsome assistant (McCrea). Wanda is very attracted to Jim (McCrea) but stuck with Benjamin; Tashman finds Jim a miserable bore. So they switch, and Jim and Wanda fall in love.
Benji meanwhile, for all his big bucks, turns out to be a tightwad. Later Tashman enlists some help to get him to part with what's in his wallet.
Fast-moving film with delightful acting, particularly from Tashman, who is a riot. Gorgeous clothes, too. Louise Beavers has a great turn as the maid - she's devoted to the two women and has no problem telling Wanda off. But when there's a guest in the house she acts like a real subservient maid. Very funny.
Highly recommended. A lively movie.
Pre-codes are fun because you don't know how they're going to end - once the code came in, if you were a woman and committed adultery, you died; if you were a tramp, you died. If you had a career, you gave it up because your life was empty without a man.
In this film, Francis and Tashman are Wanda and Marie who make their living as escorts for rich men. So they spend their time on yachts, they wear furs and jewels, and we assume they sleep with these guys. That's implied but when the men want to go up to the girls' apartment, their maid (Louise Beavers) sits in the window so the girls can say, "That's mother. She's waited up for me. You'd better not come up" or words to that effect.
The women are paired with the very wealthy Benjamin (Palette) and the young, handsome assistant (McCrea). Wanda is very attracted to Jim (McCrea) but stuck with Benjamin; Tashman finds Jim a miserable bore. So they switch, and Jim and Wanda fall in love.
Benji meanwhile, for all his big bucks, turns out to be a tightwad. Later Tashman enlists some help to get him to part with what's in his wallet.
Fast-moving film with delightful acting, particularly from Tashman, who is a riot. Gorgeous clothes, too. Louise Beavers has a great turn as the maid - she's devoted to the two women and has no problem telling Wanda off. But when there's a guest in the house she acts like a real subservient maid. Very funny.
Highly recommended. A lively movie.
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- Dec 3, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.20 : 1
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