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Nice Women
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Wikipedia article
'Nice Women' is a 1931 American pre-Code romance film written and directed by Edwin H. Knopf. The film stars Sidney Fox, Frances Dee, Alan Mowbray, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason and James Durkin. It was released by Universal Pictures on November 28, 1931.
The film is based on the Broadway play 'Nice Women' by William A. Grew, which premiered at the Longacre Theatre on June 10, 1929 and closed in August 1929 after 64 performances.[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/nice-women-9408 'Nice Women'] at the Internet Broadway Database
Plot
A young woman, Jerry Girard (Frances Dee) is pushed by her mother (Lucille Gleason) and family into accepting the marriage proposal of a millionaire, Mark Chandler (Alan Mowbray), who is the employer of her father (James Durkin). To do so, she has to drop the boy she really loves and promised to marry, Billy Wells (Russell Gleason), but her family is seeking to recover from their financial woes and find security. When the millionaire finds out the real situation, he releases her from her vow and gives the young couple a $5000 wedding gift. He then leaves for Europe with an old flame, Dorothy Drew (Carmel Myers).
Cast
*Sidney Fox as Beth Girard
*Frances Dee as Jerry Girard
*Alan Mowbray as Mark Chandler
*Lucile Gleason as Mrs. Girard
*Russell Gleason as Bill Wells
*James Durkin as Mr. Girard
*Kenneth Seiling as Jackie Girard
*Carmel Myers as Dorothy Drew
*Leonard Carey as Connors
*Jo Wallace as Miss Irvine
*Patsy O'Byrne as Mary
*Florence Enright as Maid
Reception
The review in 'The New York Times' called the film a "puerile story of a frustrated romance" and a "sorry affair" caused by "too many studio cooks", and points out "the plain fact of its mediocrity..." The reviewer also reports that the audience seemed indifferent to the film."A.D.S." (February 20, 1932) [https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0DEEDD1E3EE333A25753C2A9649C946394D6CF "A Match-Making Mother."] 'The New York Times'
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