Film vs Film
Select two cult films to compare side by side.
The Calendar Girl Synopsis
Mildred Manning, known as Middy, is an apprentice in Madame Lizette's fashionable shop. Her beauty is discovered by Madame's brother, George Martin, and she is made a model. One afternoon, she tries on a rejected bathing suit and by adding a touch here and there, makes it into a beautiful creation. Madame then sends her to the beach to carry out a clever advertising scheme. At the shore, Middy is pursued by a reporter and photographer, who have been commissioned by Madame to photograph the girl for calendar advertising. In her flight from the publicity men, Mildred takes refuge in a car owned by lawyer Philip Gordon, who gets into the vehicle and drives off with Middy. Middy, fearing exposure, asks him to drop her off at a fashionable residence. When Gordon later returns to the address to call on Middy, he is puzzled to be greeted by an aging spinster. After Middy's picture appears in the calendar despite her objections, Middy quits her job at Madame Lizette's and threatens to sue to prevent the use of her photo for advertising purposes. At this point, Gordon traces her through the calendar and takes her case, refusing to let her go again until she promises to marry him.
Whose Wife? Synopsis
Mary Melville marries rich playboy Claude Varden to please her invalid mother. On the night they are to depart for a South American honeymoon, Mary's mother becomes seriously ill and Mary decides to stay home and taker care of her. Varden goes on the trip anyway, as he owns some mines in South America. However, Tom Nelson, the husband one of the many married women Varden has had affairs with in the past, is stalking him and follows him on board the ship. On the ship Varden meets the beautiful and rich Nitra Ruiz and her brother Ramon. Deciding that he doesn't want to be married to Mary anymore, he proposes to Nitra. However, his plans don't quite work out the way he had wanted them to.
"The Calendar Girl" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Whose Wife?" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Calendar Girl