An out-of-work husband (Norman Foster) resents his wife (Loretta Young) being the breadwinner in the family.An out-of-work husband (Norman Foster) resents his wife (Loretta Young) being the breadwinner in the family.An out-of-work husband (Norman Foster) resents his wife (Loretta Young) being the breadwinner in the family.
- Louis - the Bootlegger
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- Policeman in Police Station
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- Police Property Clerk
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- TriviaDebut of Sheila Terry.
- GoofsLola calls to tell Ken she won't be home for dinner. He leaves the apartment, throwing his apron out in the hallway. When Lola comes home, she finds the apron on the living room floor, and the light in the kitchen turned off, but Ken apparently didn't come home again before she did, and couldn't have done either.
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Doctor: Haven't you brought enough unhappiness to your husband without jeopardizing his life?
Lola Davis Hayes: I...?
Doctor: Let me give you a little advice. One way or another, a man will find a woman to look out for him not only when he's sick but when he's well. That's something you so-called "modern girls" never seem to count on. You talk about freedom, because you think it's something men have and cherish. But they don't. They hate it. They get along best when they're *not* free. It's human nature, that's all. They need old-fashioned women looking after their health, nagging them into caution, feeding them properly, and giving them families to live for. A great many of these women are just as well-fitted for business as you are, but they don't want it. They put their talents to work instead in what people today think of as a narrow sphere. Well, I don't think it's narrow. I think it's the most important sphere of all. Not much recognition in it, perhaps--no spectacular publicity--but it's built up nations before now, and it *will* build them again.
Mrs. Davis: You hear that, Lola?
- ConnectionsReferences Blessed Event (1932)
- SoundtracksSextette
(1835) (uncredited)
From "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Played at the outdoor concert
It's all about women who want to work even (shock, horror!) after they get married! We are presented with three examples: a seemingly happily married couple in which the husband and wife (played by the dazzlingly funny ALINE MACMAHON) both work; a woman forced by her family to give up work and marry a man she doesn't love; and LORETTA YOUNG, who is having a very successful career while her husband's flounders. Young is terrific and looks sensational. NORMAN FOSTER is also very good as her troubled husband, with GEORGE BRENT providing his usual strong support as a rival for Loretta's hand. The film is very well directed by THORNTON FREELAND, with some magnificent tracking shots from cinematographer BARNEY MCGILL (especially considering how static the camera work in most early talkies is).
The film is hugely enjoyable, and fascinating for its look at the sexual politics of 1932. In fact, until its risible conclusion, the debate about who should "wear the pants" in the home is conducted with intelligence and sophistication. And you see things that really surprise - besides the toilet paper buying, you also see Young and Foster waking up in bed together and Foster rolling over for a bit of nookie! Of course, being a working girl, Loretta declines the advance because she has to go to work. It's a startling moment for a film of this period.
Make sure you see this picture - it's a fascinating little gem - what a shame they copped out at the end. The last five minutes are just horrible!
- David-240
- Jul 20, 2001
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- Budget
- $149,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1