Vicki Wallace teases her husband Tony until he hits her. After divorcing and marrying Vernon, her behavior leads to similar results.


If you want to see how wild movies got right before the censors ruined the fun, Smarty is a trip.Anyone who loves fast-talking 1930s comedies will have a blast, but if you get easily upset by couples hitting each other for laughs, skip this one immediately. 😬It is a pre-code film from 1934 that feels incredibly wrong ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Robert Florey

Maurice Campbell
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"If you want to see how wild movies got right before the censors ruined the fun, Smarty is a trip.Anyone who loves fast-talking 1930s comedies will have a blast, but if you get easily upset by couples hitting each other for laughs, skip this one immediately. 😬It is a pre-code film from 1934 that feels incredibly wrong today, yet you cannot look away.Joan Blondell plays Vicki, a woman who basically begs her husband Tony to smack her.She does this by making this weird face and teasing him constant..."
F. Hugh Herbert, Carl Erickson
United States

