Our Blushing Brides (1930)

Writers:

Bess Meredyth (dialogue) &
John Howard Lawson (dialogue) ...

Release Date:

19 July 1930 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Fellow shopgirls and roommates Jerry, Connie and Franky take different paths in the big city. Connie has an affair with David...

Plot Keywords:

Society | Suicide | Rich Snob | Courtship | Department Store

Cast

Joan Crawford	...	Geraldine 'Gerry' March
Anita Page	...	Connie Blair
Dorothy Sebastian	...	Francine 'Franky' Daniels
Robert Montgomery	...	Tony Jardine
Raymond Hackett	...	David 'Davey' Jardine
John Miljan	...	Martin W. 'Marty' Sanderson
Hedda Hopper	...	Mrs. Lansing Ross-Weaver
Albert Conti	...	Monsieur Pantoise
Edward Brophy	...	Joseph Aloysius 'Joe' Munsey
Robert Emmett O'Connor	...	The Detective (as Robert O'Connor)
Martha Sleeper	...	Evelyn Woodforth
Gwen Lee	...	Miss Dardinelle, a Mannequin
Mary Doran	...	Eloise, a Mannequin
Catherine Moylan	...	Mannequin
Norma Drew	...	Mannequin

Runtime:

102 min | USA:99 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Passed

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Quotes:

Geraldine 'Gerry' March: [indicating a built-in radio] I like that. I think it's very clever.
Tony Jardine: Thank you. I always like a woman who appreciates - and accepts - a man's ideas.
Geraldine 'Gerry' March: With... reservations?
Tony Jardine: Oh, you don't believe in inhibitions, do you?
Geraldine 'Gerry' March: [moving away] When a man begins to talk about inhibitions, it's time to look at the view.

Movie Connections:

Follows Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

Soundtrack:

The Wedding March

Joan Crawford and Anita Page Are Great But Film Is Only Mildly Effective

"Our Blushing Brides" is third, and last, film in MGM's "Our" series, starring Joan Crawford and Anita Page. Unfortunately, it is also the weakest film of the franchise. Crawford and Page play department store clerks that share a small New York City apartment. Page is dreamy and romantic while Crawford is saintly but steely and realistic. Robert Montgomery plays Crawford's love interest. It's a bit long and not that interesting, but Crawford is a beacon of light and director Beaumont plays with the camera in interesting ways. There is also a kitschy fashion show with Busby Berkeley-like choreography, and odd overhead shots. Fans of Pre-code Hollywood will enjoy the sexual innuendos. Not bad but hardly memorable.