Bed of Roses (1933)

Lorry and Minnie are ex-hookers who leave prison, determined to find the good life with rich men. Along the way Lorry meets and falls in love with cotton barge owner Dan. She must choose ... See full summary »

Director:

Gregory La Cava

Writers:

Wanda Tuchock (by), Gregory La Cava (dialogue by),

Stars:

Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Constance Bennett	...	Lorry Evans
Joel McCrea	...	Dan
John Halliday	...	Stephen Paige
Pert Kelton	...	Minnie
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Father Doran (as Samuel Hinds)
Franklin Pangborn	...	Floorwalker
Tom Herbert	...	Salesman (as Tom Francis)

Storyline

Lorry and Minnie are ex-hookers who leave prison, determined to find the good life with rich men. Along the way Lorry meets and falls in love with cotton barge owner Dan. She must choose between living on a barge with her love, risking his learning about her past, and remaining the mistress of wealthy Stephen Paige.

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Plot Keywords:

barge | prison | mistress | cotton | mississippi river | 

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Taglines:

The girl who took a shortcut down the primrose path!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lecho de rosas

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Same theme music is used in The Lady Takes a Sailor.

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Quotes

Minnie: Hold this. I gotta go find a pirate.

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Soundtracks

"You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline"
(1903) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Armstrong
Lyric by Richard H. Gerard
Sung a cappella and offscreen by Matt McHugh and Pert Kelton

User Reviews

Let me direct your attention to ...

... the scene in the second half of the film in which most of the principals attend a costume ball. Connie Bennett and Pert Kelton both appear in fancy dress, in masks, with cordial smiles on their faces and the main chance in their hearts. It's a delicious moment that sums up the whole movie: the way life is about role-playing, the way it delights us and defeats us. Playing the game is the point, according to our preceptor LaCava, and here everyone plays it most engagingly.

Cheers also for the scene where Bennett visits McCrea one morning on his scow, and watches him shave. No doe-eyed innocents here: he knows the score, so does she, and we, of course, can read between the lines.