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It's supposed to be a code film, but it's a darn strange one, if you ask me. The first romantic song is about how Powell has loved Keeler since her (ahem) moment of conception, which is described in cute terms. Later, Blondell shows up in Kibbee's bed in his train compartment, refusing to get out, "Why? I don't snore.", and they do eventually sleep in the same compartment. Herbert's character is also a censorious type agitating for the cleanup of vice, including "dirty" Broadway plays. And of course the final number in the play before the riot, where all the girls are scantily clad and "adjusting" each others costumes during the dance. The film is much more silly than risqu?, but it's certainly not as constrained as most code films and specifically targets bluenoses like Breen. I've read that it opened about a month after the code was in force. Perhaps they made enough cuts to get it past or who knows. To me, the film is just tame enough not to be a precode film, but then a number of precode-era films are pretty tame.

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Love these! Can I make requests?....

 

Helen Twelvetrees in THE CAT CREEPS

Lila Lee in THE GORILLA

Fay Wray in THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO

Fay Wray in CHEATING CHEATERS

Bramwell Fletcher in THE MONKEY'S PAW

Irene Ware in NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS

Mary Astor in RETURN OF THE TERROR

Thelma Todd in VAMPING VENUS; THE HAUNTED HOUSE; HOUSE OF HORRORS

Gloria Stuart in IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE

Sally Blane in TRICK FOR TRICK

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