A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... |
Kitty Lane
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| Regis Toomey | ... |
David Livingston
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| Zasu Pitts | ... |
Dot
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| Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Fred
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| Clara Blandick | ... |
Mrs. Livingston
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| LeRoy Mason | ... |
Toby
(as Robert Alden)
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| Oscar Apfel | ... |
Forbes
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| Maude Turner Gordon | ... |
Mrs. Thorne
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| Albert Conti | ... |
Andre
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| James Durkin | ... |
District Attorney
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| William Begg | ... |
Banquet Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Charles A. Browne | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Mr. Dean (uncredited)
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| John Elliott | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Banquet Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Murray - Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Tom London | ... |
'Pa' Lane (uncredited)
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| Louise Mackintosh | ... |
Banquet Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Bierbauer (uncredited)
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| Merrill McCormick | ... |
Construction Workman (uncredited)
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| Lew Meehan | ... |
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Joseph North | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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| Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Banquet Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Paul Power | ... |
Banquet Part Guest (uncredited)
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| Hal Price | ... |
Detective Collins (uncredited)
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| Joe Sawyer | ... |
Construction Camp Doctor (uncredited)
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Construction Workman (uncredited)
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| Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Construction Workman (uncredited)
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| Harry Todd | ... |
Henry - The Counterman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nick Grinde | ... | (as Nicholas Grinde) |
Written by
| Sarah Y. Mason | ... | (story) |
| Jo Swerling | ... | (dialogue) and |
| Robert Riskin | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Harry Cohn | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Walker | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ... | film editor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Glenn Rominger | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Irving Bibo | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Milan Roder | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Marcella Rovena | ... | italian voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1932) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1932) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Greater Australasian Films (1932) (Australia) (theatrical) (as Greater Australasian Films, Ltd.)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection)
- CineClub Channel (2017) (Spain) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- TCM Vault Collection (package design)
- Western Electric (recorded by: system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A poor but honest and hardworking waitress from way across the tracks meets and falls in love with a college student from the upper-stuffy class, but the Mama of the intended objects to the romance. Her objections even lead her to having the waitress framed and sent to a prison work-farm for three months. Upon her release, the waitress finds instant stardom in the show business...and the social class she was lacking. Big Mama withdraws her objections.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | ARE MOTHERS ALWAYS RIGHT? Don't form a conclusion until you see "Shopworn"... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The print shown on Turner Classic Movies, from Sony's archives, displays title credits which were modernized and re-designed in 1938 for a re-release that took place only after several minutes worth of deletions were made to meet the standards of the Production Code, which was more rigorously enforced starting in 1934. These revised title credits also display a Production Code Certificate of Approval 4749-R indicating a re-release, so some further trimming most definitely may have occurred. See more » |
| Goofs | When Kitty and David are parked next to the golf course, the windshield on his car is struck with a ball, causing it to crack on Kitty's side. In the next scene where they are parked and his mother and the judge pull abreast of them, the windshield is intact. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) See more » |
| Quotes |
Judge Forbes:
[trying to bribe Kitty to give David up]
I thought you'd prefer cash. Five thousand dollars. Merely for leaving town, immediately. Kitty Lane: [She looks down at the bills in his hand, and slowly raises her head with a look of anger and contempt in her eyes.] What are you trying to make of me--what you wish I was? Something cheap and common, something that money can buy? [her anger rising] Kitty Lane: Well, you can't. Nobody can! You and the nice, decent people who sent you here are the real cheap ones ... trying to put a price on something there isn't any price for. [almost hysterical now] Kitty Lane: If that's being decent, I'm glad I'm common! [crying and screaming] Kitty Lane: If that's being rich, I'm glad I'm cheap, and I'm gonna stay cheap! Because no matter how cheap I am, I'm not for sale! [She throws the money in his face and runs out.] See more » |