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God's Gift to Women

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 12m
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5.2/10
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Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
422
YOUR RATING
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Joseph Jackson(screenplay & dialogue)
    • Raymond Griffith(screenplay & dialogue)
    • Jane Hinton(play "The Devil Was Sick")
  • Stars
    • Frank Fay
    • Laura La Plante
    • Joan Blondell
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Joseph Jackson(screenplay & dialogue)
    • Raymond Griffith(screenplay & dialogue)
    • Jane Hinton(play "The Devil Was Sick")
  • Stars
    • Frank Fay
    • Laura La Plante
    • Joan Blondell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Tyrell Davis in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Joan Blondell and Frank Fay in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks, Eleanor Gutöhrlein, and Karla Gutöhrlein in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Yola d'Avril in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    Louise Brooks, Joan Blondell, Tyrell Davis, and Billy House in God's Gift to Women (1931)

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    Frank Fay
    Frank Fay
    • Toto Duryea
    Laura La Plante
    Laura La Plante
    • Diane Churchill
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Fifi
    Charles Winninger
    Charles Winninger
    • John Churchill
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Auguste - Toto's Butler
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    • Dr. Louis Dumont
    Billy House
    Billy House
    • Mons. Cesare
    Yola d'Avril
    Yola d'Avril
    • Dagmar
    John T. Murray
    John T. Murray
    • Mons. Chaumier - An Irate Husband
    Louise Brooks
    Louise Brooks
    • Florine
    Margaret Livingston
    Margaret Livingston
    • Tania Donaliff
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • Mons. Rancour
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Undertaker
    Tyrell Davis
    Tyrell Davis
    • Basil, called 'Pompom'
    • (as Tyrrell Davis)
    Eleanor Gutöhrlein
    Eleanor Gutöhrlein
    • Maybelle - Party Girl
    • (as Sisters 'G')
    Karla Gutöhrlein
    Karla Gutöhrlein
    • Marie - Party Girl
    • (as Sisters 'G')
    Ethlyne Clair
    Ethlyne Clair
    • Yvonne - Party Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Night Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Joseph Jackson(screenplay & dialogue)
      • Raymond Griffith(screenplay & dialogue)
      • Jane Hinton(play "The Devil Was Sick")
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • 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.
    • 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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    5/10
    Look fast for Louise Brooks
    "God's Gift to Women" is nowhere near a star turn for Louise Brooks. The movie belongs to Frank Fay, who was a popular Broadway star of light comedies at the time, and the first husband of Barbara Stanwyck. Casting the effeminate Fay as a Casanova was a stretch, but his delivery is quite funny in places. The plot line is pretty predictable stuff, but there's a sweet little twist in the final scenes.

    Laura La Plante, a tall, rangy Missouri beauty, has the female lead. She successfully made the transfer from silents to talkies. La Plante is charming, and she is photographed to best advantage.

    Tenth billing. This is what Hollywood did with Louise Brooks in the early 30s, even after she had made "Pandora's Box" and "Diary of a Lost Girl," the two German films which assured her immortality. But very few Americans had seen those movies at all in 1931, and those who had saw only heavily censored versions.

    Very little has changed in Hollywood in the past nearly 80 years. Consider Adrien Brody, whose Oscar netted him Diet Coke commercials, and Halle Berry, whose Golden Boy landed her roles in screen gems such as "Gothika" and "Catwoman." Hollywood punished Louise Brooks for being an independent thinker. Yet she makes the most of her 4-5 minutes' screen time in "God's Gift to Women." As always, you simply can't take your eyes off her.
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    • Jul 2, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1931 (United States)
      • United States
      • French
      • English
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      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 12 minutes
      • Black and White

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