Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Constance Bennett | ... | Laura Murdock | |
| Adolphe Menjou | ... | William Brockton | |
| Robert Montgomery | ... | Jack Madison | |
| Anita Page | ... | Peg | |
| Marjorie Rambeau | ... | Elfie | |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Ben | |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Agnes | |
| Clark Gable | ... | Nick | |
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Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in love with young up-and-coming newsman Jack Madison she leaves Brockton to wait for Madison's return from a long assignment. She runs out of money and becomes desperate, returning again to Brockton who, upon learning of Madison's sudden arrival, tells Laura she must inform Madison of her living situation or he will. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 February 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Vida Fácil See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Brockton Associate: Mr. Brockton would like to see Miss Murdock in the office, right away.
Laura Murdock: Oh my goodness, what am I going to do? I'm not dressed!
Elfie: Well, wear a smile and go as you are! I did it once and got a raise.
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(1751) (uncredited)
Written by John Francis Wade
Played as background music at Christmas time
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The original play opened in New York on 19 December 1909. See more »Goofs
When Constance Bennett visits Anita Page and has the child sat on her lap, the fur stole she is wearing drops off of her shoulder; it remains off of her shoulder in distance shots yet miraculously reappears in every close-up. See more »Quotes
Elfie: Come in please.Brockton Associate: Mr. Brockton would like to see Miss Murdock in the office, right away.
Laura Murdock: Oh my goodness, what am I going to do? I'm not dressed!
Elfie: Well, wear a smile and go as you are! I did it once and got a raise.
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Soundtracks
Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)(1751) (uncredited)
Written by John Francis Wade
Played as background music at Christmas time
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Wonderful story ruined by Hays Office has fabulous Constance Bennett escaping her New York slum upbringing by becoming a model and mistress to Adolphe Menjou. All is well until she runs into reporter Robert Montgomery in Colorado Springs (the Wild West in 1931). He's off to South America and asks Bennett to be good and wait for him. Well that lasts about a month. She runs out of money and goes back to Menjou. Better than it sounds until the hack ending. Solid performances by the stars, especially Bennett, and ably supported by Anita Page, Marjorie Rambeau, Clark Gable (his first MGM film), J. Farrell MacDonald, Clara Blandick, Jack Hanlon (as the sullen brother), and Hedda Hopper. The opening tenement scene is just wonderful. Gable is dynamic is his first big part. Rambeau is always terrific. Page is quite good in a supporting role. Menjou is slimy, but Constance Bennett is front and center and mesmerizing. She was a major star of her time--too bad she's mostly forgotten now.