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Bad Girl

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.5K
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James Dunn and Sally Eilers in Bad Girl (1931)
DramaRomance

A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.

  • Director
    • Frank Borzage
  • Writers
    • Viña Delmar
    • Brian Marlow
    • Edwin J. Burke
  • Stars
    • James Dunn
    • Sally Eilers
    • Minna Gombell
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Viña Delmar
      • Brian Marlow
      • Edwin J. Burke
    • Stars
      • James Dunn
      • Sally Eilers
      • Minna Gombell
    • 27User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    • Eddie Collins
    Sally Eilers
    Sally Eilers
    • Dorothy Haley
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    • Edna Driggs
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Lathrop
    William Pawley
    William Pawley
    • Jim Haley
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Nervous Expectant Father
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Upstairs Tenement Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Expectant Father
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Expectant Father of Twins
    • (uncredited)
    Sue Borzage
    • Unknown
    • (uncredited)
    Jesse De Vorska
    Jesse De Vorska
    • Expectant Father
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Eilers
    • Man Outside Candy Shop
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Hearn
    Edward Hearn
    • Male Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Aggie Herring
    Aggie Herring
    • Seamstress
    • (uncredited)
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • Dr. Burgess
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Natheaux
    Louis Natheaux
    • Mr. Thompson
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Mrs. Gardner
    • (uncredited)
    Lorin Raker
    • Male Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Viña Delmar
      • Brian Marlow
      • Edwin J. Burke
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The original Broadway production of "Bad Girl" by Brian Marlow and Viña Delmar opened at the Hudson Theater on October 2, 1930 and ran for 85 performances. The cast were lead by Paul Kelly as Eddie, Sylvia Sidney as Dorothy and Charlotte Wynters as Edna, as well as Sascha Beaumont, Angela Jacobs, Grace Morse, William Pawley and Walter Vaughn.
    • Goofs
      At 2:54, shadow of boom mic is visible across Dot's face.
    • Quotes

      Dorothy Haley: I gotta go upstairs now. You see, my mother's dead, and my brother's boss of the house. He gets sore when I stay out late. You know, he's careful for me. But as Edna says, you can't watch a girl hard enough to keep her good if she don't want to be.

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Marido y mujer (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Red Head
      (uncredited)

      Written by James F. Hanley

    User reviews27

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    9/10
    rare, Oscar winner is a forgotten treat
    I finally tracked down Bad Girl. It had been on my list of wanna sees for years as it had won a major Oscar for Best Director- Frank Borzage.It was one of those tantalizing early talkies that had not actually been lost it had merely fell from sight. When I finally saw it last year at a Borzage revival, the film was a revelation.It was a pre-code delight about an ordinary couple, falling in love, struggling financially and having a baby etc.It most reminded me of the great silent film-The Crowd, which dealt with similar matters. What was especially fascinating to me was its depiction of "average" lower middle class types and how they lived and spoke in Depression America. The apartments... the slang, all of it, seemed real. It wouldn't be until the 50's neo realism hit American movies that we would see ordinary people depicted on the screen again, without condescension The movie has all the Borzage trademarks- love surviving against all odds, even an exciting if a little hokey climax.Unfortunately, the film has been slighted often in movie books,most likely, because the authors have never actually seen it. If it is ever shown again, try to see it. It's a wonderful peek at average city folks in Depression America.
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    • Jun 12, 1999

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En dålig flicka?
    • Production company
      • Frank Borzage Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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