In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for Bingo, Andy is penniless and refuses to agree to the match until he can provide for the wild, rich girl. Andy's prideful position is more than encouraged by Bingo's Uncle Ben, who seeks to scuttle their love match.
Acting
Crawford's feral physicality before MGM polished her.
Costume
Jungle chic meets flapper—absolutely unhinged wardrobe.
Production
Early sound tech capturing chaos in two-strip Technicolor sequences.
Director
Jack Conway
Joan Crawford
Alice "Bingo" Dowling
Robert Montgomery
Andy McAllister
Ernest Torrence
Uncle Ben Murchison
Holmes Herbert
Howard Presley
John Miljan
Bennock
Gwen Lee
Marjory
Edward Nugent
Paul (as Edward Nugent)
Gertrude Astor
Mrs. Mason
Lloyd Ingraham
Henry Dowling
Grace Cunard
Milly
Tom O'Brien
Moran
Drew Demorest
Clubman in Locker Room
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Crawford insisted on doing her own tree-climbing stunts, reportedly terrifying the insurance company.
Released months before the Crash, its celebration of reckless wealth feels like a fever dream from a dying world.
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