Bad Girl (1931)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

Viña Delmar (novel) and
Edwin J. Burke (writer)

Release Date:

13 August 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

VINA DELMAR'S novel of New York Life - BAD GIRL

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Based On Novel

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Sally Eilers	...	Dorothy Haley
James Dunn	...	Eddie Collins
Minna Gombell	...	Edna Driggs
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Darien	...	Lathrop
Paul Fix	...	Nervous Expectant Father
Sarah Padden	...	Mrs. Gardner
William Pawley	...	Jim Haley

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Despite the title there is no bad girl in the movie.

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of Marido y mujer (1932)

Soundtrack:

Come On Baby and Beg For It

Realistic look at an average couple in Depression time.

Director Frank Borzage won an Oscar, as did the Screenplay, for this forgotten film, which depicts daily life in Depression time USA with a realism theretofore unknown in film. It was also nominated for Best Film. The oddity here is where they got the title as there isn't a "bad girl" anywhere in sight. It is almost as if they sat down and said to each other - let's get a catchy title that'll lure people in to see this one! They could have named it King Kong in Brooklyn and been just as accurate in describing the content. It's an enjoyable film, though a little dull for some tastes, especially if you keep wondering when the bad girl is going to show up. Worth a watch.