Personal Maid's Secret (1935)

A maid helps her employers climb the social ladder and has a secretive interest in one particular socialite.

Director:

Arthur Greville Collins

Writers:

Lillian Day (story), Lillie Hayward (screenplay),

Stars:

Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull, Anita Louise

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Margaret Lindsay	...	Mrs. Joan Smith
Warren Hull	...	John 'Jimmy' Smith
Anita Louise	...	Diana Abercrombie
Ruth Donnelly	...	Lizzie
Arthur Treacher	...	Owen Johnson, Bentley's Butler
Frank Albertson	...	Kent Fletcher, Joan's Brother
Henry O'Neill	...	Mr. Russell Wilton Palmer
Ronnie Cosby	...	Bobby Smith
Bill Elliott	...	Warren Sherrill (as Gordon Elliott)

Storyline

Lizzie is a maid hired by an insurance salesman's wife and her family. Used to working for an upscale family, she makes suggestions which slowly increase their social standing and his business. But she has a secret interest in one particular socialite who gets involved with the family and a married man.

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Plot Keywords:

maid | insurance salesman | salesman | brother sister relationship | secret past | 

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Taglines:

Convulsingly Confided to You! (original ad)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Living Up to Lizzie

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[last lines]
Bobby Smith: Gee, I wish Owen was colored. Don't you, Lizzie?

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Soundtracks

"Moon Crazy"
(uncredited)
Music by Louis Alter

User Reviews

1938 comedy showing NYC street scenes and life with upper middle class couple on the way up

I love this movie! The opening music is up tempo and very 30's. There are great character actors and the scenes of Park Avenue and double decker buses are wonderful. Another reviewer said the story was a stretch because the couples' first apartment was not so nice and if they lived there how could they afford a maid. I think that the story is believable because the furniture was correct for the time and their status and the fact that they had so many rooms - living room, dining room, at least 3 bedrooms, kitchen and maid's quarters - definitely put them in a class that could have supported a maid and the salary mentioned. If you enjoy looking at the architecture, furnishings, etc this is a real period piece. I am just old enough to remember some of those buildings on Park Avenue and it is a good glimpse of old NY.

The actors are a treat too. The casting seems perfect to me. Even the young boy does a good job.

It is a very upbeat story so just sit back and enjoy it as the audiences of the time must have. Goodness prevails and the maid's secret is safely in the happiest of endings.