A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.
Acting
Dorothy Mackaill's ferocious hula scene breaks every decency code.
Direction
Young Michael Curtiz already shows his mastery of shadows and pace.
Costume
Louanne's wardrobe screams fallen luxury and desperation.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Dorothy Mackaill
Louanne
Frank Fay
Wally Dean
Noah Beery
Miguel Parada
Daphne Pollard
Mame Avery
James Murray
Connie Lamont
Frank McHugh
Fish
Inez Courtney
Peggy North
Tom Dugan
Tom Avery
Philip Strange
Emerson Fairchild
Edmund Breese
Franklin Harris
Edward Nugent
Windy Jones
Louise Beavers
Angela
John Carradine
Newspaper reporter / photographer
Virginia Sale
Newspaper reporter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak Pre-Code: made before the Hays Code enforcement, when Hollywood could actually show women enjoying sin.
The 'hula-hula' scene became legendary — Dorothy Mackaill reportedly learned authentic Hawaiian dance for authenticity that scandalized censors.
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