No Limit (1931)

Theater usherette Bunny O'Day (Clara Bow) inadvertently becomes hostess of a private gambling den, and gets involved in a romance with a ne'er-do-well gambler.

Director:

Frank Tuttle

Writers:

Salisbury Field, George Marion Jr. (story),

Stars:

Clara Bow, Norman Foster, Stuart Erwin

Cast

Credited cast:
Clara Bow	...	Helen 'Bunny' O'Day
Norman Foster	...	Douglas Thayer
Stuart Erwin	...	Ole Olson
Dixie Lee	...	Dotty 'Dodo' Potter
Harry Green	...	Maxie Mindil
Thelma Todd	...	Betty Royce
Kenne Duncan	...	Curly Andrews
Mischa Auer	...	Romeo
Maurice Black	...	Happy
G. Pat Collins	...	Charlie
William B. Davidson	...	Wilkie (building superintendent)
Paul Nicholson	...	Chief Armstrong
Frank Hagney	...	Battling Hannon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geraldine Dvorak	...	Woman at Gambling Table

Storyline

Theater usherette Bunny O'Day (Clara Bow) inadvertently becomes hostess of a private gambling den, and gets involved in a romance with a ne'er-do-well gambler.

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Plot Keywords:

gambling

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lo opuesto a todo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

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.

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Connections

References Fighting Caravans (1931)

User Reviews

Love Minus Zero

Cute theater usherette Clara Bow (as Helen "Bunny" O'Day) agrees to apartment sit for a friend, and unexpectedly finds the premises serve as a center for illegal gambling. There, she meets suave, but crooked, Norman Foster (as Douglas "Doug" Thayer). Mr. Foster is hot-and-bothered, and Bow is head-over-heels. "I thought you had 'It'," he tells her. Although Bow had long admired Foster's looks, she is put off by his forwardness. But, he pursues her to the alter. Can their marriage survive his underworld ties?

Paramount photography by Victor Milner gets "No Limit" off to a terrific start. The locations are great. Bow seems more self-assured than in previous "talkies"; her voice was never as big a problem as were her nerves. It's difficult to believe Foster would fail to recognize Bow, even in the dark; but, he is both a convincing and endearing heel. Stu Erwin (as Ole Olson) plays the unfortunate "dumb Swede". The film provides an opportunity to see the first Mrs. Bing Crosby, pretty Dixie Lee Crosby (as Dotty "Dodo" Potter). And, don't forget, Gary Cooper appears in "Fighting Caravans".

***** No Limit (1/16/31) Frank Tuttle ~ Clara Bow, Norman Foster, Dixie Lee Crosby