Acting
Loy's pre-stardom bite outshines the leads.
Costume
Depression-era glamour that screams expensive mistakes.
Director
Edward H. Griffith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1931, this was Robert Williams' final film—he died tragically days after its release from appendicitis complications.
Pre-Code Hollywood let women be predators, not prey—Loy's Evie would've been neutered by 1934's Production Code.
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