"Flapper" Priscilla Bowen has her sights set on Henry Willoughby, a rather prim and proper lawyer with very old-fashioned ideas about women. She decides to pose as her "cousin", a throwback to the Victorian era of the 1890s, to show Henry that modern women are far more preferable than his outdated version of the "ideal" woman.
If you’re into the whole 'modern girls are too fast' trope that dominated the late 1920s, you’ll probably have a good time with Don't Marry. It’s worth a watch just to see Lois Moran oscillate between being a high-energy flapper and a human statue from the 1890s. If you hate movies where the entire plot hinges on a ver...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Hal Roach
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"If you’re into the whole 'modern girls are too fast' trope that dominated the late 1920s, you’ll probably have a good time with Don't Marry. It’s worth a watch just to see Lois Moran oscillate between being a high-energy flapper and a human statue from the 1890s. If you hate movies where the entire plot hinges on a very obvious costume change that somehow fools a grown man, you should probably skip it. Lois Moran plays Priscilla, and she’s genuinely fun to watch. In the beginning, she’s doing t..."
Lois Moran
Philip Klein, William Kernell, Sidney Lanfield, Randall Faye, Béla Szenes
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