Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ruth Chatterton | ... |
Alison Drake
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| George Brent | ... |
Jim Thorne
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| Lois Wilson | ... |
Harriet
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| Johnny Mack Brown | ... |
Cooper
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| Ruth Donnelly | ... |
Miss Frothingham
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| Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... |
Pettigrew
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| Phillip Reed | ... |
Freddie Claybourne
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| Gavin Gordon | ... |
Briggs
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| Kenneth Thomson | ... |
Red
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Huey White | ... |
Puggy
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| Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
George Mumford
(as Douglas Dumbrille)
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Tom
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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| Edmund Breese | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Edmund Burns | ... |
Alison's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Edward Cooper | ... |
James - Alison's Second Butler (uncredited)
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Tom Costello | ... |
Draftsman (uncredited)
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| Joseph Crehan | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Frank Darien | ... |
Ed - the Comptroller (uncredited)
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| William B. Davidson | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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| Sidney De Gray | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Charley Grapewin | ... |
Drunk at Hamburger Stand (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene | ... |
Man with Pig (uncredited)
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| Robert Greig | ... |
James - Alison's Main Butler (uncredited)
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| Lew Harvey | ... |
Man Trying to Pick Up Alison (uncredited)
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| Henry Hebert | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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Emmett King | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Robert McKenzie | ... |
Grocery Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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King Mojave | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Jean Muir | ... |
Miss Joyce - Jim's Secretary (uncredited)
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Vesey O'Davoren | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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| George Offerman Jr. | ... |
Gus - Second Office Boy (uncredited)
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Henry Otho | ... |
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Rafaela Ottiano | ... |
Della - Alison's Maid (uncredited)
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| George Ovey | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Man with Thorne's Blueprints (uncredited)
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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Ethel Wales | ... |
Alison's Secretary (uncredited)
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Walter Walker | ... |
Board Member Jarratt (uncredited)
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Juliet Ware | ... |
Red's Wife (uncredited)
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| Robert Warwick | ... |
Attorney Bradley (uncredited)
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Private Detective Falihee (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Footman at Pool (uncredited)
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| Dick Winslow | ... |
First Office Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Curtiz | ||
| William Dieterle | ... | (uncredited) |
| William A. Wellman | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Gene Markey | ... | (screen play) & |
| Kathryn Scola | ... | (screen play) |
| Donald Henderson Clarke | ... | (suggested by a story by) (as Donald Henderson Clark) |
Produced by
| Robert Presnell Sr. | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Sidney Hickox | ... | (photography by) (as Sid Hickox) |
Editing by
| Jack Killifer | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Maxwell Arnow | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Jack Okey | ||
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (gowns) |
Art Department
| G.W. Berntsen | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| I.A. Brown | ... | sound (uncredited) |
| Charles Lang | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| M.A. Andersen | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Thomas Brannigan | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Charles Ferguson | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
| Dudie Maschmeyer | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| William McNally | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Robert Robinson | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Scotty Welbourne | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| William Forsyth | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| William Maybery | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Russel Trost | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | conductor: Vitaphone orchestra |
| Sammy Fain | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Stanley Logan | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- First National Pictures (present) (controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.) (A First National-Vitaphone Picture)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1933) (United States) (theatrical) (as First National Pictures Inc.)
- First National Film Distributors (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- CineClub Channel (2016) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (2019) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Alison is owner and successful manager of an automobile factory. She also has a good relation to her employees - especially the male ones, which she is known to invite to her bed for some time and then dump quickly. Only the inventor Jim Thorne refuses her offers - will she fire or marry him?
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | she had plenty of trouble finding a man she couldn't boss. ...AND PLENTY MORE AFTER SHE FOUND HIM! (Print ad- Spokane Daily Chronicle, ((Spokane, Wash.)) 3 March 1934) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $286,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The exterior of Alison Drake's house was shot on location in the Hollywood Hills at the famous Ennis-Wright House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, later featured famously in William Castle's House on Haunted Hill (1959). See more » |
| Goofs | When Alison is talking with Harriet about four minutes in, the placement of the crane and the puffs of dark smoke outside the window change abruptly; it is obvious that the filming was not done in a continuous take. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Complicated Women (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shanghai Lil See more » |
| Quotes |
Pettigrew:
You don't appreciate her. She's the only honest woman I've ever met. There's nothing of the hypocrite about Miss D. That's more than you can say about the men she comes in contact with. Look at them. A pack of spineless "Yes"-men. All after her for her money. She sees through them. That's why she tosses them aside. Just as Napoleon would have dismissed a ballet girl. Why, she's never met a man yet that's worthy of her. And she never will. See more » |