Helen Twelvetrees must have been just as fed up as everyone else with the type of parts she was continually being given. She was Queen of the "sin picture" but unlike Mae West or Jean Harlow, sin was no fun for Helen. If studios needed a young bride whose husband, unbeknownst to her, was a bootlegger, and was also lusted after by a psychotic gangster (Ricardo Cortez) they got Helen (in "Bad Company" (1931)) and if they needed a young girl, whose brother (Robert Young) kills her slimy fiancée and can only be saved from death if she goes on the stand and destroys her reputation, that's Helen (in "Unashamed" (1932)). But Helen Twelvetrees acting reputation is now becoming quite respected and her films are always enjoyable.
The opening credits introduce the stars in a novel way. Gay Holloway (Helen Twelvetrees), a department store model, is over at Julia's (the shimmering Adrienne Ames) flat to show her some evening gowns (Wow!!!! she looks so beautiful - even putting luscious Adrienne Ames in the shade, if that is possible). While there she meets sleazy playboy, Kirk Underwood Jnr. (Bruce Cabot) - even though he is engaged to Julia, that doesn't stop him romancing Gay, who doesn't know he is engaged!!!
Gay's father (William Harrigan), a policeman, gets a promotion to Captain and expresses his concern about her job and the perils that working girls can find themselves in. Naive Gay thinks she can take care of herself (hasn't Helen learned anything from her movies!!!) but she so obviously can't as she allows herself to be compromised by Kirk (by this time she knows of his engagement). Of course, he tells her the "engagement" is all a mistake and the beautiful beach house has been decorated only for her. It has - but not for the reason she thinks - it is a "love nest" designed to keep Gay out of the way while he can still have a "respectable" life with Julia!!! When she is asked to model a wedding dress for - Julia!! she realises that she has been played for a fool and goes to the beach house for the "big showdown"!!!
Things get ugly and by the end of the night there is a murder and two confessions!!! How they come to the truth and the unusual ending make this an excellent film. Ken Murray plays Jim McGuire, Gay's pal. Bruce Cabot and Adrienne Ames met on the set and were shortly married - however it was not long lasting - only until 1937.
Highly Recommended.
The opening credits introduce the stars in a novel way. Gay Holloway (Helen Twelvetrees), a department store model, is over at Julia's (the shimmering Adrienne Ames) flat to show her some evening gowns (Wow!!!! she looks so beautiful - even putting luscious Adrienne Ames in the shade, if that is possible). While there she meets sleazy playboy, Kirk Underwood Jnr. (Bruce Cabot) - even though he is engaged to Julia, that doesn't stop him romancing Gay, who doesn't know he is engaged!!!
Gay's father (William Harrigan), a policeman, gets a promotion to Captain and expresses his concern about her job and the perils that working girls can find themselves in. Naive Gay thinks she can take care of herself (hasn't Helen learned anything from her movies!!!) but she so obviously can't as she allows herself to be compromised by Kirk (by this time she knows of his engagement). Of course, he tells her the "engagement" is all a mistake and the beautiful beach house has been decorated only for her. It has - but not for the reason she thinks - it is a "love nest" designed to keep Gay out of the way while he can still have a "respectable" life with Julia!!! When she is asked to model a wedding dress for - Julia!! she realises that she has been played for a fool and goes to the beach house for the "big showdown"!!!
Things get ugly and by the end of the night there is a murder and two confessions!!! How they come to the truth and the unusual ending make this an excellent film. Ken Murray plays Jim McGuire, Gay's pal. Bruce Cabot and Adrienne Ames met on the set and were shortly married - however it was not long lasting - only until 1937.
Highly Recommended.