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Overview

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6.5/10   45 votes
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Director:
Mark Sandrich
Writers:
Joseph Kesselring (play)
Humphrey Pearson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 November 1933 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
User Comments:
Forgotten Pre-Code Gem more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Charles Farrell ... Adoniram 'Schlumpy' Schlump, aka Red Branahan
Wynne Gibson ... Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
William Gargan ... Red Branahan
Zasu Pitts ... Sybby 'Sib'
Betty Furness ... Evangeline
Blanche Friderici ... Aunt Katherine
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cupid in the Rough (UK)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The play was copyrighted on 3 December 1932, but had no Broadway performances. more
Soundtrack:
Sidewalks of New York more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Forgotten Pre-Code Gem, 28 May 2004
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Author: Ron Oliver (revilorest@juno.com) from Forest Ranch, CA

A brawling roughneck and a timid wimp are both whipped into shape by AGGIE APPLEBY MAKER OF MEN.

This refreshingly forthright & honest look at a Depression-era New York City female and her two problem men is a delight from start to finish. Elements both comic and tender are blended together into a very satisfying package which, whatever the situation, rings true every time. Wynne Gibson gives a remarkably unaffected performance--bold, brassy, bossy, but also unfailingly decent & loving. She doesn't waste time with either regrets or excuses, but gets on with her tough life, helping others whenever she can.

Charles Farrell, a major box office star in the early 1930's, is excellent as the diffident young fellow who changes his entire persona, thanks to Miss Gibson's efforts. Farrell lets us see how vulnerable his character still is, even after assuming his new attitude. The short scene in which he is attacked by a bully is actually painful to watch. William Gargan epitomizes the kind of loudmouthed bruiser who's actually a softy when it comes to his girl.

Wispy & almost ethereal, the enormously talented ZaSu Pitts plays the cleaning lady friend of Miss Gibson. Future consumer advocate Betty Furness portrays Farrell's surprisingly liberated hometown girlfriend, while Blanche Frederici appears as his rather frightful aunt.

Movie mavens will recognize an unbilled Jane Darwell as Miss Gibson's practical landlady.

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