A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.
Barry O'Moore
- George Grafton
- (as Herbert Yost)
Kirk Alyn
- Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
- (uncredited)
Edward Keane
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
- Quotes
Alice O'Neil: Oh, and before I forget. I think you're a big mug!
- ConnectionsVersion of The Best People (1925)
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Fast and Loose, Funny and Fun
An amusing trifle from the early sound period, "Fast and Loose" concerns the wealthy Lenox family of Long Island, whose two spoiled adult children have fallen for a mechanic and a chorus girl, both decidedly lower class and unsuitable to marry into the family. Based on a play, the short film is stagy and static; director Fred C. Newmeyer, obviously constrained by the new sound-recording process, rarely moves the camera, and his framing is invariably mid-shot, no close-ups at all. The story is predictable fluff, and some of the dated dialogue will have feminists howling. However, with Preston Sturges credited for writing the dialogue, the lines are often quite good, and the film moves at an entertaining pace.
Fortunately, the cast is superior to the flimsy story, with Miriam Hopkins outstanding as Marion Lenox, the multi-engaged young woman, who falls for handsome Henry Morgan, played by future western star, Charles Starrett, in his first credited role. After a moonlight swim together in the ocean, Marion has obviously admired Henry in his bathing suit, because she overlooks his misogynist remarks about women and motor cars and submits to his male dominance. Meanwhile, Marion's inebriated brother, Bertie, played by good-looking Henry Wadsworth, is engaged to showgirl Alice O'Neill, played by a young and lovely Carole Lombard. Lombard is years before emerging into stardom, and she is pleasant, if unremarkable, herein. Frank Morgan and Winifred Harris are fun as the elder Lenoxes, however, Ilka Chase and Barry O'Moore steal their scenes as Alice's wild roommate and Marion's stuffy uncle. Chase's pursuit of O'Moore is quite funny and lightens the film considerably.
Despite a dated script and pedestrian direction, "Fast and Loose" overcomes its flaws with the aid of a fine cast. While no great classic, the film is modestly entertaining and showcases Miriam Hopkins and Ilka Chase, as well as giving early evidence of the talent to come in Preston Sturges and Carole Lombard.
Fortunately, the cast is superior to the flimsy story, with Miriam Hopkins outstanding as Marion Lenox, the multi-engaged young woman, who falls for handsome Henry Morgan, played by future western star, Charles Starrett, in his first credited role. After a moonlight swim together in the ocean, Marion has obviously admired Henry in his bathing suit, because she overlooks his misogynist remarks about women and motor cars and submits to his male dominance. Meanwhile, Marion's inebriated brother, Bertie, played by good-looking Henry Wadsworth, is engaged to showgirl Alice O'Neill, played by a young and lovely Carole Lombard. Lombard is years before emerging into stardom, and she is pleasant, if unremarkable, herein. Frank Morgan and Winifred Harris are fun as the elder Lenoxes, however, Ilka Chase and Barry O'Moore steal their scenes as Alice's wild roommate and Marion's stuffy uncle. Chase's pursuit of O'Moore is quite funny and lightens the film considerably.
Despite a dated script and pedestrian direction, "Fast and Loose" overcomes its flaws with the aid of a fine cast. While no great classic, the film is modestly entertaining and showcases Miriam Hopkins and Ilka Chase, as well as giving early evidence of the talent to come in Preston Sturges and Carole Lombard.
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- dglink
- Aug 17, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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