A rich man (Warren William) starts an affair with a showgirl (Ginger Rogers), and when the girl's manager (J. Carrol Naish), finds out, he decides to blackmail him.
Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s dramas that feel like they were written on a bar napkin after midnight, yes. Watch this if you want to see Warren William being his usual slick, slightly sweaty self. If you need clean character arcs or a movie that holds your hand through the plot, skip it. You will probably ha...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s dramas that feel like they were written on a bar napkin after midnight, yes. Watch this if you want to see Warren William being his usual slick, slightly sweaty self. If you need clean character arcs or a movie that holds your hand through the plot, skip it. You will probably hate how fast it moves, honestly. The whole thing kicks off with this weird, frantic energy. It’s a classic setup—rich guy meets girl, blackmail happens, everyone panics. But the wa..."
Ben Hecht, Eugene Walter, Ben Markson, Charles MacArthur
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