---ahhh the ladies -----
Smart Woman (1931) Mary Astor, John Halliday, Robert Ames, Edward Everett Horton. Mary Astor as Mrs. Nancy Gibson, is returning to the USA by ocean liner with the attentive Sir Guy her constant companion. She tells him she is very much in love with her husband, and that he will meet the boat so she has no time for flirting. But hubby doesn't meet the boat and she discovers that he has not even opened her last three letters. He has a new young thing eager to marry him, because she thinks he is very wealthy. Big mistake. It's the wife who has the fortune. Rather than retire to Reno for a divorce, Nancy decides to get hubby back. Halliday is better in this than I have ever seen him and Mary Astor is gorgeous. Robert Ames as the husband is the weak link. No charm at all. You wonder why she hangs on to the doofus. I wanted her to take Sir Guy and never look back. LOL. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022404/
Bed Of Roses (1933) Constance Bennett, Joel McCrae, John Halliday, Pert Kelton. No doubt about it. The two gals getting out of the jail at the beginning are prostitutes.
Stealing a wallet, they manage to get on a slow boat down the river to New Orleans. On the way one gets thrown overboard and is fished out of the river by a barge captain, who doesn't trust her a minute. Here again she hooks up with rich Halliday who sets her up in a fine apartment with lots of clothes. Our Lorry and Dan have a rough time getting together. Pert Kelton as the other gal on the primrose path is amusing and ends up with one heck of a bracelet! 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023786/
Having A Wonderful Time (1938) Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Lucille Ball, Peggy Conklin. Just barely watchable. An office worker has two weeks she has saved up for to take a vacation away from the crowded city. Off she goes after a tedious packing scene at her home with the 'family' all helping. Arriving for the peace and quiet, she is confronted by huge crowds of vacationers, loud and unpleasant. Her semi-private room is a dormitory with 5 others. And her first encounter is with an employee who is hateful. So what is it that suddenly makes these two fall in love or our girl finally warm up to these unlikeable people. It is a mystery. Ginger seems lost and Doug just going through the paces. 5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030216/
Million Dollar Baby (1941) Priscilla Lane, Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson. A wealthy old woman living in Europe discovers that her father swindled his partner out of his share of their business. As a result the man committed suicide and his heirs know nothing about the fortune they should have inherited. So off to NYC goes our old lady to right the wrong done, by giving the granddaughter a million dollars. Which turns out to be more difficult than it should be. She gets her NYC lawyer Lynn on the job but he botches early contact by coming off as a flirt and masher to our girl. When she finally gets the money she goes a little haywire and buys everyone presents galore. Struggling musician boyfriend is suspicious and refuses to have anything to do with it - and eventually - her. Problems of having money!??? Hahaha. We should all be so lucky. Cast is fine with Robson and Lane terrific. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033910/
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