Girls About Town (1931)

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Zoe Akins (story), Raymond Griffith,

Stars:

Kay Francis, Joel McCrea, Lilyan Tashman

Cast

Cast overview:
Kay Francis	...	Wanda Howard
Joel McCrea	...	Jim Baker
Lilyan Tashman	...	Marie Bailey
Eugene Pallette	...	Benjamin Thomas
Alan Dinehart	...	Jerry Chase
Lucile Gleason	...	Mrs. Benjamin Thomas (as Lucille Webster Gleason)
Anderson Lawler	...	Alex Howard
Lucile Browne	...	Edna Howard
George Barbier	...	Webster
Robert McWade	...	Simms
Louise Beavers	...	Hattie
Judith Wood	...	Winnie

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

pre code | gold digger

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pra que Casar?

Filming Locations:

Astoria Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One 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.

User Reviews

Gold Diggers of 1931

Lilyan Tashman could sit and read the telephone book and make it funny. Someone needs to give this woman, and her tragically short career, a retrospective. This time she's got a sumptuous Paramount production, George Cukor at the wheel, everyone's favorite clotheshorse Kay Francis as co-star. Not enough? How about the great black actress Louise Beavers, whose entrance in the film is a scream (I'll say no more, lest I ruin it). It's a witty piece of art deco comedy, with Tashman and Francis as ermine-caped gold diggers, and Eugene Palette (not quite yet obese) and handsome Joel McCrea as the latest targets. Like so many Paramount films of the early 30s, its still fresh and contemporary, thanks to its grown up, pre-Code script. And those opening credits--couples dancing over the new york skyline--just icing on the cake. Don't miss this.