Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.
- Alonzo
- (as Frederic Clarke)
- Henderson
- (as William Davidson)
- Drunken Neighbor
- (uncredited)
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
- Purity League Manager
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the film, Allen Jenkins's character complains about having to spend 10 cents to buy cup a coffee at the "clip joint" where they are eating. In 2019, 10 cents in 1937 would be equivalent, due to inflation, to $1.78 in 2019. A small cup of coffee at Starbucks, in 2019, would generally cost you $1.85; whereas, at McDonalds it would cost you $1.00. As well, Louise Fazenda's character claims to have sold the moving picture rights of a 10-page story outline for $30,000. In 2019, that would be equivalent to nearly $535,000.
- GoofsThe scene in which Freddy is watching Marge remove her 'Sadie' wig to reveal her fluffy blond hair involves a well-done substitution splice, presumably because to get the Sadie wig to fit realistically, Marion Davis' real hair would have been tightly slicked or tied down.
- Quotes
President of the Purity League: Mr. Mason? Miss Winton? What on earth? What's going on
Marge Winton: Oh, just the usual office routine. Mr. Mason was giving me dictation. But, he was a little too fast!
Purity League Manager: Miss Winton choose to misunderstand purely a friendly gesture.
President of the Purity League: Miss Winton this is disgraceful! I'm sure Mr. Mason meant no harm.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
- SoundtracksEver Since Eve
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Played during the opening and closing credits
Played by the band at the Equator Club and sung by an unidentified guitarist and chorus
Played as background music often
Marion Davies is a delight, every bit as fun as Carole Lombard. I've never seen her in a movie, and always heard she was a mediocre actress. But she's actually quite good, perfect for this role.
On the one hand, this is an incredibly dated movie. On the other hand - is it? Sexual harassment is certainly still a problem in the workplace, though how a woman looks is no protection against it or invitation for it, as this movie implies. But the scene where Marion Davies, in frumpy disguise, isn't helped as she enters a hotel and doesn't get a very nice reception from the front desk clerk, but beautiful "Sadie Day" gets helped and warmly welcomed - has anything really changed from then until now?
It was also startling, and refreshing, to see black British actor Frederick Clarke as the urbane butler, though I held my breath when a character was furious with him started to insult him with a word that started with "n" - and sighed with relief that the word turned out to be "nincompoop."
- jcravens42
- Aug 22, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1