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The Girl Habit

  • 19311931
  • 1h 17m
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5.3/10
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The Girl Habit (1931)
  • Comedy
A mild Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.A mild Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.A mild Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
20
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  • Director
    • Edward F. Cline
  • Writers
    • Owen Davis
    • Clayton Hamilton(story)
    • Gertrude Purcell
  • Stars
    • Charles Ruggles
    • Tamara Geva
    • Sue Conroy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Edward F. Cline
  • Writers
    • Owen Davis
    • Clayton Hamilton(story)
    • Gertrude Purcell
  • Stars
    • Charles Ruggles
    • Tamara Geva
    • Sue Conroy
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Charlie Floydas Charlie Floyd
    Tamara Geva
    Tamara Geva
    • Sonja Maloneyas Sonja Maloney
    Sue Conroy
    • Lucy Ledyardas Lucy Ledyard
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Blanche Ledyardas Blanche Ledyard
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Tony Maloneyas Tony Maloney
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Jonesyas Jonesy
    Douglas Gilmore
    Douglas Gilmore
    • Huntley Palmeras Huntley Palmer
    Jerome Daley
    • Warden Henryas Warden Henry
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Hattie Henryas Hattie Henry
    Jean Ackerman
    Jean Ackerman
    • Lingerie salesgirlas Lingerie salesgirl
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Hoodas Hood
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Lingerie salesgirlas Lingerie salesgirl
    Erica Newman
    • Lingerie salesgirlas Lingerie salesgirl
    Norma Taylor
    Norma Taylor
    • Lingerie salesgirlas Lingerie salesgirl
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Bit partas Bit part
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    • Director
      • Edward F. Cline
    • Writers
      • Owen Davis
      • Clayton Hamilton(story)
      • Gertrude Purcell
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    Storyline

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    A mild Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.
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    • Taglines
      • Good Time Charlie Will Be Here to Set the Town Laughing!
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      • Comedy
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Connections
      Version of Thirty Days (1922)

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    Odd and Quirky
    Odd comedy has Charlie Ruggles as a Lothario about to be married, but he's being framed by a sales girl who has misleading letters he wrote to her. He tries to get the letters back but her husband walks in and catches them together. To escape the husband, Ruggles gets himself sent to prison.

    Many things in this comedy just do not work. Several of the story elements are not funny and do not work. Others don't go anywhere. Ruggles is fine doing his usual bumbling act. The two female leads, however, are simply terrible. Sue Conroy as Lucy Ledyard, has zero appeal, and Tamara Geva as Russian Sonya equals her. This was Conry's final film and Geva's American talkie debut.

    Allen Jenkins plays the husband and plays the role as a straight dramatic part. It doesn't work. Douglas Gilmore plays Huntley, the man who's manipulating all the action. Jerome Daley plays the nasty jail warden. Edward Gargan plays a detective.

    Coming off better are Donald Meek as Jonesy the butler, Margaret Dumont as Blanche Ledyard, and Betty Garde as Hattie the warden's wife. Paulette Goddard plays one of the sales girls.

    In the final analysis, Ruggles and Dumont are good together, but they needed a better story.
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    • Jun 8, 2017

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flickornas Charlie
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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