Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.Two gold-diggers prey on rich old men, but one of them falls in love with a rich young man.
Lucile Gleason
- Mrs. Benjamin Thomas
- (as Lucille Webster Gleason)
Adrienne Ames
- Anne - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Frances Bavier
- Joy - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley
- Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Patricia Caron
- Billie - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Katherine DeMille
- Party Girl
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Lilyan Tashman calls her boyfriend, the telephone number is that of the Brooklyn Paramount.
- GoofsJust after the 21 minute mark, Wanda and Jim are reclining on a yacht with a back-projection shot of the moonlit sea behind them. She says, "All I know is that they've been the happiest hours and minutes of my life." As she says this line, the moonlight reflection on the sea becomes suddenly darker.
- Quotes
Jim Baker: Where are you going?
Wanda Howard: Swimming.
Jim Baker: May I come along?
Wanda Howard: Sure. It's anybody's ocean.
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Funny Movie With A Euphemistic Title
No one says it in the picture and it's not in anyone's review, but aren't the girls in the title hookers? Thought so. Of course, this is a pre-code film and I guess it was acceptable to depict them rather than actually come out and declare same. I wasn't alive in the 30's, but that's how I read it.
That said, "Girls About Town" is a very funny picture with a good script and an even better cast. Kay Francis is one of my favorites, very feminine and demure, even as a, well, I already covered that. She was ably assisted by Lilyan Tashman, a comedienne who had a tragically short career in movies. Lots of energy and not bad looking. Joel McCrea is window dressing as he sleepwalks through his part but Eugene Palette holds up the male side of the fun. Louise Beavers is on hand with a bigger role than she is usually given. Tough luck for her she was a black in Hollywood in the 30's.
The picture gets a little far afield towards the end. I always get the impression writers come up with a clever idea for a story but often can't figure out how to end it and go for a predictable lameness, Exhibit A being "Harvey". But in my book "Girls About Town" had already earned its spurs, to mix a metaphor.
That said, "Girls About Town" is a very funny picture with a good script and an even better cast. Kay Francis is one of my favorites, very feminine and demure, even as a, well, I already covered that. She was ably assisted by Lilyan Tashman, a comedienne who had a tragically short career in movies. Lots of energy and not bad looking. Joel McCrea is window dressing as he sleepwalks through his part but Eugene Palette holds up the male side of the fun. Louise Beavers is on hand with a bigger role than she is usually given. Tough luck for her she was a black in Hollywood in the 30's.
The picture gets a little far afield towards the end. I always get the impression writers come up with a clever idea for a story but often can't figure out how to end it and go for a predictable lameness, Exhibit A being "Harvey". But in my book "Girls About Town" had already earned its spurs, to mix a metaphor.
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- GManfred
- Aug 15, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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