A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.
- Margaret Banks
- (as Carol Lombard)
- Vera - Society Editor
- (as Cupid Ainsworth)
- Hoffman - Reporter
- (as George Hayes)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Tuesday 18 April 1950 on Four Star Theatre on WPIX (Channel 11).
- GoofsAt the end of the picture, Margaret calls the city desk to phone in the big story, but she's already in the newsroom, where the city desk ought to be. However, Margaret works for a different paper, not the one whose newsroom she is in at the time.
- Quotes
O'Neill: [referring to Steve and Addison, who were arguing in Addison's office] Well, are they still at it?
Margaret Banks: They've been in there a long time, do you think everything is all right?
O'Neill: Well, they quit yelling at each other, that's something.
Margaret Banks: I never saw Steve so violent, and I feel maybe that I'm responsible.
O'Neill: Oh, he'll be all right, as soon as he gets it out of his system.
Margaret Banks: It's too quiet all of a sudden to suit me... supposing you just poked your head in the door, huh?
O'Neill: Not me, lady, not me. I know those birds too well to interfere in their family quarrels. Heh, they have these fights about twice a week just to prove they're not effeminate, but they always wind up in each other's arms, singing "Mother Machree"...
Margaret Banks: Even so, I can't help worrying about Steve... he's *such* a kid.
O'Neill: You know, Margie, I think you were miscast. You should've been his mother.
[chuckles and walks away]
The film is odd in the way it portrays Armstrong as a relatively high-functioning and lovable alcoholic. In some ways, it seems to excuse his addiction and presents a very odd and convoluted message. It's also odd in that one of the characters seems to be that of a very manly lesbian. Both are things you never would have seen in a Hollywood film once the toughened Production Code was enacted in mid-1934--when alcoholism needed to be punished and lesbians needed to vanish.
So is the film any good? Well, in spots it's quite good and in others it lets the viewer down. A few of the performances are poor (such as when the murder is discovered near the end of the film) but the overall plot is engaging and worth seeing. But, for 1929, it's actually quite good--had it been made a year or two later, I would have given it a slightly lower score.
For folks like me who simply watch too many movies, it also was a thrill to see Tom Kennedy play a SMART policeman—as he almost always played very stupid ones!
- planktonrules
- Jun 24, 2013
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- Wielkie nowości
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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