No More Ladies (1935)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Edward H. Griffith

Writers:

A.E. Thomas (play)
Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 June 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

These Deep-Sea Divers are always in hot water...with the ladies!

Plot:

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous. |

Plot Keywords:

Playboy | Jealousy | Nightclub | Beautiful Woman | Grandmother

Cast

Joan Crawford	...	Marcia Townsend Warren
Robert Montgomery	...	Sheridan Warren
Charles Ruggles	...	Edgar Holden (as Charlie Ruggles)
Franchot Tone	...	Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston
Edna May Oliver	...	Mrs. Fanny 'Grandma' Townsend
Gail Patrick	...	Therese Germane
Reginald Denny	...	Oliver Allen
Vivienne Osborne	...	Lady Diana Knowleton
Joan Fontaine	...	Caroline 'Carrie' Rumsey (as Joan Burfield)
Arthur Treacher	...	Lord 'Ducky' Knowleton
David Horsley	...	Mr. James McIntyre Duffy
Jean Chatburn	...	Sally French
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.J. Babille	...	Desk Clerk (as E.J. Babiel)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #89)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 23 January 1934 and had 176 performances. In the cast were Melvyn Douglas and Lucile Watson.

Quotes:

Marcia Townsend Warren: Alas, good sir, he's made no proposals to me, improper or otherwise.
Edgar Holden: [to Sherry] You. What's the matter with you, you slipping?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All I Do Is Dream Of You

Tiresome romantic comedy

You've seen it all before, folks--another tiresome romantic comedy, unredeemed by an accomplished cast and the trademark MGM gloss. Joan Crawford is especially wasted in the airy proceedings; her dramatic intensity has no outlet here, and she is forced to rely on her lesser skills as a sophisticated comedienne. This is Carole/Claudette/Irene territory, and, although Joan can give these ladies cards in spades when it comes to glamour, she lacks their lighter touch. I suspect two forces were at work here: the Production Code of 1933, which forced out earthy drama and bawdy comedy and pushed stars like Harlow and Crawford into fluff, and the "Norma" syndrome at MGM, which forced Crawford to take Norma's castoff parts. (No wonder Joan ended up "box-office poison" shortly after pictures like this alienated her fan base!) If you'd like to see Joan in comedies more suited to her persona, check out her splendidly bitchy Crystal in "The Women", or as the clueless Susan in "Susan and God".