A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a performance and sees Claire nearly killed when she fails to substitute fake bullets for real ones. Rushing to her aid, Carlee realizes how much Claire means to him.
Acting
Nancy Carroll's eyes do more talking than the title cards.
Costume
Kay Francis in evening wear: proof that shoulders could act in 1929.
Director
Lothar Mendes
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Carlee Thorpe
Nancy Carroll
Claire Jernigan
June Collyer
Hilda Schmittlap
Kay Francis
Zelda Paxton
Regis Toomey
Eric
Knute Erickson
Mr. Jacob Schmittlap
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
Maude Turner Gordon
Queen of Dalmatia
William Austin
Mr. Z
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Y
Eddie Kane
Gus Bloomberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kay Francis's second film; she'd soon become Warner Bros.' highest-paid actress. Her entire role here is basically 'look expensive and insult people.'
Pre-Code Hollywood let women be messy—Claire pines, Hilda schemes, and nobody gets 'punished' with marriage. The Hays Code would fix that 'problem' in four years.
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