Yours for the Asking (1936)

Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow ... See full summary »

Director:

Alexander Hall

Writers:

Eve Greene, William R. Lipman (story),

Stars:

George Raft, Dolores Costello, Ida Lupino

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Raft	...	Johnny Lamb
Dolores Costello	...	Lucille Sutton (as Dolores Costello Barrymore)
Ida Lupino	...	Gert Malloy
Reginald Owen	...	Dictionary McKinney
James Gleason	...	Saratoga
Edgar Kennedy	...	Bicarbonate
Lynne Overman	...	Honeysuckle
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher	...	Perry Barnes
Walter Walker	...	Mr. Crenshaw
Robert Gleckler	...	Slick Doran
Richard Powell	...	Benedict
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Becker	...	Dealer
George Green	...	Dealer
Dave Harris	...	Dealer
Bud Herbert	...	Man

Storyline

Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.

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Plot Keywords:

casino | criminal

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Duchess

Filming Locations:

Coronado, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the press book, when director Alexander Hall went to the exclusive Coronado Island Hotel beach to film location scenes, Groucho Marx, Charles Ruggles and sugar heiress [error] were there already, and they became extras in the background of the scene. However, no footage of them remains in the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Famous Movie Dogs (1940)

User Reviews

No need to bother asking

Johnny (George Raft) and Lucille (Dolores Costello Barrymore) run an up-market casino but Johnny's pals don't like this world. They prefer the sleazy, down-market joints that Johnny operated beforehand. They hire Gert (Ida Lupino) and Dictionary (Reginald Owen) to sabotage Johhny's feelings towards Lucille and bring him back closer to his pals and to the lower end of the market. Things don't go as planned.

The first thing that should be said about this film is that the picture and sound quality are poor. As a film, it's alright. It's interesting to see Ida Lupino in a comedy role and she does well. Johnny's 3 henchmen with ridiculous names are the standard thick, buffoon-types and are included to provide humour. They're just not ever very funny. No-one is really. Dolores Costello Barrymore also has a stupid name but that has nothing to do with the film. In fact, after a poor start, her character of "Lucille" comes off best in the film. George Raft is OK in the lead and the whole experience is just lightweight nonsense. There are no stand-out scenes....it just chugs along.

Because of the film's poor quality, it's quite an easy film to abandon. Or you may fall asleep.......I did on two separate viewings. This film took me three goes! However, that might be because I kept trying to watch it after a satisfying meal.