A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Frank Fay | ... | Toto Duryea | |
| Laura La Plante | ... | Diane Churchill | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Fifi | |
| Charles Winninger | ... | John Churchill | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Auguste - Toto's Butler | |
| Arthur Edmund Carewe | ... | Dr. Louis Dumont | |
| Billy House | ... | Mons. Cesare | |
| Yola d'Avril | ... | Dagmar | |
| John T. Murray | ... | Mons. Chaumier, an Irate Husband | |
| Louise Brooks | ... | Florine | |
| Margaret Livingston | ... | Tania Donaliff | |
| Armand Kaliz | ... | Mons. Rancour | |
| Charles Judels | ... | Undertaker | |
| Tyrell Davis | ... | Basil, called 'Pompom' (as Tyrrell Davis) | |
| Eleanor Gutöhrlein | ... | Maybelle - Party Girl (as Sisters 'G') | |
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Contemporary Casanova Toto loves beautiful women and pursues them shamelessly. Then he falls in love with respectable Mary and realizes that to win her he must stop his philandering. But Mary has little confidence in Toto's resolve and concocts a plan of her own. Written by Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>
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John Churchill: You can have my share of it. I'd rather have an alley in Rochester than all the streets in Paris.
Diane Churchill: Oh, Dad. But, this place is perfectly swell.
John Churchill: How often have I told you not to say swell?
Diane Churchill: Sorry, darling. I shan't use it again. But, it is a nice place, don't you think?
John Churchill: Nothing but a lot of jazz bands, dancing, champagne, whoopee! That's all the French think about.
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It is interesting to note that in one scene the characters played by Billy House and Tyrell Davis are discussing Toto's mental state while using a "pissoir", or public urinal, on a street in Paris. At the time of this film the city had over 1,200 such structures. See more »Goofs
On a map, Toto points out the locations of Cannes and Monte Carlo in the north of France on the coastline of the English Channel. Both cities are in the south of France on the Mediterranean coast. See more »Quotes
Diane Churchill: This is where I want to go when I die.John Churchill: You can have my share of it. I'd rather have an alley in Rochester than all the streets in Paris.
Diane Churchill: Oh, Dad. But, this place is perfectly swell.
John Churchill: How often have I told you not to say swell?
Diane Churchill: Sorry, darling. I shan't use it again. But, it is a nice place, don't you think?
John Churchill: Nothing but a lot of jazz bands, dancing, champagne, whoopee! That's all the French think about.
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13 April 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$220,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Plot? Who cares about the plot? Something about a guy with several attractive girlfriends, including the incendiary Louise Brooks and the magnetic Joan Blondell. We should all have this problem. ;>
The main action involves the classic situation of juggling three women in different bedrooms. We've all seen this a million times and always wished the juggling act would fail, the women would encounter each other, and a catfight would ensue. Guess what? This time it happens! It may not be a classic catfight, but the brawl between Louise, Joan and another attractive brunette is worth the price of admission.
This movie will appeal mainly to fans of Louise Brooks. Her part is relatively small and she appears sans her famous Dutch-bob hair helmet, thus revealing a rather high forehead. You will still be in love with her, guaranteed. The real irony here is that several other actresses appear with the hairstyle she made not only famous, but possibly immortal. The Louise Legion will also be interested in her voice acting. Her voice is fine, but the role gives her no real opportunity to display her ability. As we all know, things never really got better on that front, either.
So don't expect much out of this, just kick back and enjoy one of the great beauties of film history, the incredible Louise Brooks.