An American drama; A story about an overconfident ageing boxer who loses his last match to a hotshot up-and-comer leading to awful consequences and new responsibilities. This is a heartwarming character study with good story progression. There is good chemistry between the tough, risque club dancer and her partner, washed up prizefighter with a heart. The way their relationship develops, with her fiery demeanour, adapting to guardianship and respectable suburban life, is winsome and amusing, but it is also touching how she regrets her former life and embraces the new. John Wayne as a shabby, young pugilist is good. All in all, a little too long in the running time but there is more than enough to sustain interest. As an aside, the film was nominated for the 1932 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story.
Review of Lady and Gent
