There's nothing I can say to make this dull movie sound interesting. A poor girl leaves her home in search of riches ala the girls in "Blondie of the Follies" (1932), "The Easiest Way" (1931), and "Sinners in the Sun" (1932). She was young and pretty so you knew Prince Charming would fall in love with her. Prince Charming did. 30's style.
Prince Charming was Dick Gray (Gene Raymond), a young man from the rich and famous Gray family. When Dick met Nora Ryan (Nancy Carroll), the Gray's maid, he was on her like flies on excrement. She couldn't/wouldn't fight him off (that wasn't how women dealt with handsy molesting men), she let him know of her disapproval by stating she was a lady. Such a statement would back off any decent man. Any gentleman.
Dick retreated from molesting her and felt bad about it, which made Nora like him.
***Sidebar***
One of the many things I hate about older movies is that women had to be, or just were, apologetic for hurting the feelings of men who were inappropriate with them.
Here's an example of a scenario:
Man is forcing himself on a woman. Woman slaps him or says something sharp to get him off of her. Man apologizes and states that he didn't realize he'd crossed a boundary. Woman says, "That's quite alright," and begins to soften towards the guy as though he needs the emotional comforting now because she "had him all wrong."
Gaslighting at its finest.
***End sidebar***
Right after Dick apologized and began behaving like a gentleman Nora was his. It was a tried and true tactic. Press on the woman hard, then when she makes it known she doesn't approve, apologize and begin acting like a gentleman (or a wounded puppy) and then she'll like you.
Nora wouldn't have Dick right away. First she had to do some routine where she pretended to be a society woman, got involved with a guy named Peter Shea (Pat O'Brien), then Dick re-entered her life. It was passe stuff that didn't move the needle. It was a rich boy, poor girl romance that had been done many times.
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Prince Charming was Dick Gray (Gene Raymond), a young man from the rich and famous Gray family. When Dick met Nora Ryan (Nancy Carroll), the Gray's maid, he was on her like flies on excrement. She couldn't/wouldn't fight him off (that wasn't how women dealt with handsy molesting men), she let him know of her disapproval by stating she was a lady. Such a statement would back off any decent man. Any gentleman.
Dick retreated from molesting her and felt bad about it, which made Nora like him.
***Sidebar***
One of the many things I hate about older movies is that women had to be, or just were, apologetic for hurting the feelings of men who were inappropriate with them.
Here's an example of a scenario:
Man is forcing himself on a woman. Woman slaps him or says something sharp to get him off of her. Man apologizes and states that he didn't realize he'd crossed a boundary. Woman says, "That's quite alright," and begins to soften towards the guy as though he needs the emotional comforting now because she "had him all wrong."
Gaslighting at its finest.
***End sidebar***
Right after Dick apologized and began behaving like a gentleman Nora was his. It was a tried and true tactic. Press on the woman hard, then when she makes it known she doesn't approve, apologize and begin acting like a gentleman (or a wounded puppy) and then she'll like you.
Nora wouldn't have Dick right away. First she had to do some routine where she pretended to be a society woman, got involved with a guy named Peter Shea (Pat O'Brien), then Dick re-entered her life. It was passe stuff that didn't move the needle. It was a rich boy, poor girl romance that had been done many times.
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