She Had to Say Yes (1933)

It is the bottom of the depression and Sol Glass has the idea that the girls in the stenographic department should be used to entertain the clients. Seems the clients are tiring of the ... See full summary »

Directors:

George Amy, Busby Berkeley

Writers:

John Francis Larkin (story), Rian James (screenplay),

Stars:

Loretta Young, Winnie Lightner, Lyle Talbot

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Loretta Young	...	Florence 'Flo' Denny
Winnie Lightner	...	Maizee
Lyle Talbot	...	Daniel 'Danny' Drew
Regis Toomey	...	Tommy Nelson
Hugh Herbert	...	Luther Haines
Ferdinand Gottschalk	...	Sol Glass
Suzanne Kilborn	...	Birdie Reynolds
Helen Ware	...	Mrs. Haines
Harold Waldridge	...	Glass' Office Boy

Storyline

It is the bottom of the depression and Sol Glass has the idea that the girls in the stenographic department should be used to entertain the clients. Seems the clients are tiring of the regular fast and hard women and this would be a change that would allow the girls to go to dinners and see shows. Tom does not want his fiancée, Flo, to go out with clients until he needs her to close a contract with Daniel. After that, she finds that Tom is two timing her with Birdie so she goes out again with Daniel. Everything is going well for a time until Daniel needs her to close a contract with Haines.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | engagement | taxi | reputation | duplicity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Liebe und andere Geschäfte

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$111,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures, Vitaphone Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film directed by Busby Berkeley.

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Soundtracks

"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me"
(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Flo and Mr. Haines are first discussing matters in the private restaurant room

User Reviews

Odd choice for Berkeley's first director's credit

For his first director's credited film (shared with the film's editor) Berkeley got this strange, sleazy story. The direction is mostly pedestrian except for a few good shots: a nightclub introduced by a track through shaking maracas and our discovery that Tom is cheating on Flo when he is talking to her from a phone booth and a woman's gloved hand takes the cigarette from his mouth. These touches don't make up for a film that leaves a very sour taste in the mouth. Not only is the idea of the film offensive, if believable (using secretaries as call girls for clients) but all the men in the film are scum. This film ranks with "In The Company Of Men" for its portrait of the perfidy of men toward women. Throughout I found myself wondering how this film could ever wrap up satisfactorily and indeed it doesn't. A near-rape scene is shot in the look associated later with film noir. After that no quick Hollywood wrap-up would suffice.