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19 March 1926 (USA) morePlot:
Mame Walsh promised their mother on her deathbed to look after little sister Janie; which is a strain... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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You just can't keep a bad girl down! moreCast
(Credited cast)| Evelyn Brent | ... | Mame Walsh | |
| Lawrence Gray | ... | Bill Billingsley | |
| Louise Brooks | ... | Janie Walsh | |
| Osgood Perkins | ... | Lem Woodruff | |
| Jack Egan | ... | Cartwright | |
| Marcia Harris | ... | Miss Streeter | |
| Edward Garvey | ... | Mr. Whinfer | |
| Vera Sisson | ... | Mrs. Whinfer | |
| Joseph McClunn | ... | August Whinfer | |
| Arthur Donaldson | ... | Mr. McGonigle | |
| Elise Cavanna | ... | Miss Gimple | |
| Dorothy Mathews | ... | Minnie |
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Love 'em and Leave 'em opened at the Sam H. Harris Theater on February 3, 1926 and ran for 152 performances. moreFAQ
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The verse novel has now gone right out of fashion, but in the teens and twenties, it was quite a popular literary form. In fact, this piece by John Van Alstyne Weaver was so successful that both a play and a movie adaptation were always on the cards.
Despite an extremely negative review by Mordaunt Hall in "The New York Times", the movie was a big hit tooand no wonder! The screenplay cleverly showcases the charismatic Louise Brooks in a made-to-order role as a super-attractive bad girl, on the make for any male that crosses her path. The sultry, splendidly selfish Louise has no trouble stealing the picture, even though Evelyn Brent (playing her motherly sister) puts up a noble fight throughout.
Aside from Arthur Donaldson as the ebullient Schwartz, the other players are no match at all for Miss Brooks, although Osgood Perkins makes the most of his innings as a sneaky, rooming-house, would-be Romeo. Lawrence Gray comes across as a rather dull and impassive hero, but it really doesn't matter much as all the colorful lines and business are handed principally to Miss Brooks, with a few snippets to Brent (who does collar our attention in the final reel), Donaldson and Perkins.
Director Frank Tuttle has not only handled the proceedings with admirable pace and flair, but by his astute choice of camera angles cleverly disguises the fact that, as usual, he has nailed the camera to the floor. Production values, as might be expected from Paramount, are absolutely top-grade. The setting in a New York department store is brilliantly realized. In short, "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" still comes over in 2008 as an unmitigated delight.