When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and the loss of their mansion and social position, they had hoped that Brighton would marry wealthy heiress and family friend, Edith Gilbert.
Acting
Miriam Hopkins delivers every line like a velvet dagger.
Costume
Depression-era glamour that screams 'we're pretending we're fine.'
Writing
Pre-Code snark that somehow slipped past 1935 censors.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Miriam Hopkins
Phyllis Manning Lorrimore
Joel McCrea
Brighton Lorrimore
Paul Cavanagh
Martin Deering
Billie Burke
Clarissa
David Niven
Clancey Lorrimore
Helen Westley
Mrs. Emmeline Lorrimore
Katharine Alexander
Martha Lorrimore
Ruth Weston
Edith Gilbert
Arthur Treacher
Major Ballinger
Torben Meyer
Baron Von Hoffstatter
Ivan F. Simpson
Fletcher
Reginald Sheffield
Billy Grimes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miriam Hopkins was Paramount's highest-paid actress in 1935, making this her 'slumming it in B-pictures' era.
The 'marry rich or we're ruined' plot hit different in 1935 America, where actual wealthy families were still recovering from 1929.
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