4.6
A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.
Mary Ainslee
Marian Morgan
Betty Compson
Lucy Morgan
Willy Castello
Count DeHoven
Betty Atkinson
Helen Johnson
Tommy Wonder
Harry
Lorelei Readoux
Beth
Margaret Fealy
Helen's Grandmother
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver
Ray Hirsch
Jitter Bug
Patti Lacey
Jitter Bug
Eugene Taylor
Jitter Bug
Aileen Morris
Jitter Bug
Maxine Taylor
Jitter Bug
Pearl Tolson
Jitter Bug
Monte Collins
Stewart - Singing Bridge Player
Steve Clemente
Knife-Thrower in Club Act
Glen Dennison
Jitter Bug
Florence Dudley
The Madam
Jack Hendricks
Brawler
Clyde McClary
Brawler
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Secretary
Fay McKenzie
Escort Girl
Bruce Mitchell
Policeman
Noel Neill
Teenager
Hal Price
Escort Bureau Manager
Donald Reed
Club Emcee
Director
Melville Shyer
Writer
Willis Kent
June 23, 2022
5
To give this it's due, it does try to deal with some rather more grown up themes, but somehow the whole thing just falls a bit flat. In a sort of spin-off from "The Lady Refuses" (1931), this time "Lucy" (Betty Compson) - not averse to a gigolo or two of her own, takes umbrage when her daughter "Marian" (Mary Ainslee) falls for the "Count DeHoven" (Willy Castello), her mother's latest rent-a-beau who engages in his task with great gusto. As we all expect from the outset, he manages to fall for "Marian" and the ensuing conflict exposes the younger girl to the nefarious activities of a seedy vice operation. Will she be saved from this life of degradation? Will the "Count" grow a pair...? Some of the "entertainments" in the establishment in which she ends up working raise a smile or two - especially the torero with his canine "bull" - but for the most part it's a rather unremarkable menage-à-trois depiction of what could have been a more grittily presented exposé of the rather shallow lives of the nouveau riche of the time. There is little by way of chemistry on the screen from any quarter and the dialogue - aside form the odd one-liner from Ainslee, drags somewhat. It's OK. Nothing more.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00