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5.7/10
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Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.
Sidney Bracey
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
- Photographer's Helper
- (uncredited)
Ruby Lafayette
- Grandma
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe original Broadway production of and source for the screen play "Dulcy" by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly opened at the Frazee Theatre on August 13, 1921 and ran for 241 performances. The play had been made into a film once before as Dulcy in a 1923 silent version starring Constance Talmadge in the title role.
- Alternate versionsMGM also released a silent version of this film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
- SoundtracksSingin' in the Rain
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played briefly on the piano by Donald Ogden Stewart
Featured review
Delightful Davies
I have a feeling that Marion Davies fans have voted in droves to artificially elevate her scores because many of her films are rated in the high 7s or 8s. I have enjoyed many of these films but I hesitate to place them that highly. A case in point is "Ever Since Eve", her last movie, coming in with an 8 which in my opinion is highly overrated as is the score for this film, a 7.8 as of this writing. Be that as it may, "Not So Dumb" is actually superior to "Ever Since Eve". Davies is absolutely delightful playing a ditsy socialite trying to advance her boyfriend's career. Her body language makes the film which otherwise has little contact with reality. She lives in a mansion with no apparent income, neither she nor her brother work and yet they enjoy a quite opulent lifestyle. This very fact undermines the film's central premise because if she were wealthy why then does she not set her boyfriend up herself? The other characters are merely ornaments although two are somewhat noted minor Hollywood personalities: Julia Faye, C.B. DeMille's longtime companion who appeared in all his films and Sally Starr, known as the "pocket Clara Bow" for her diminutive size.
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- samhill5215
- Aug 17, 2009
Details
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
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