Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joan Blondell | ... | Mary Keaton | |
| Warren William | ... | Robert Kirkwood | |
| Ann Dvorak | ... | Vivian Revere | |
| Bette Davis | ... | Ruth Wescott | |
| Lyle Talbot | ... | Mike Loftus | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Harve | |
| Patricia Ellis | ... | Linda | |
| Sheila Terry | ... | Naomi | |
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Mr. Gilmore | |
| Glenda Farrell | ... | Vivian's Friend | |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Dick | |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Ace | |
| Frankie Darro | ... | Bobby | |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Mrs. Keaton | |
| Hale Hamilton | ... | Defense Attorney | |
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Three women who were childhood schoolmates take different paths in life. Vivian marries a very wealthy lawyer and has an adorable boy. Mary, on the other hand, takes the hard road through reform school. After a superstitious faux pas, Vivian's luck turns. She strays from her steadfast husband to a life of debauchery and alcoholism. Meanwhile, Mary turns her life around and not only wins the heart of Vivian's ex-husband, but also becomes a loving step-mother to Vivian's only child. Then Vivian's worthless boyfriend makes a desperate move. Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
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pre code film | prohibition era | girls' reformatory | stock market crash 1929 | reunion |Parents Guide:
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29 October 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$444,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Vivian and Michael are out on deck
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Scenes of frenzy caused by the enactment of Prohibition were originally used in The Public Enemy (1931). See more »Goofs
Ruth Wescott's name is misspelled Westcott in the opening titles. See more »Soundtracks
Deep in Your Eyes(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Vivian and Michael are out on deck
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This 1932 film barely runs an hour, and not a scene is wasted. The fast-moving story follows three schoolmates over the course of a dozen years. Joan Blondell plays Mary Keaton, the dropout who goes to reform school for her wild ways; a bottle-blonde Bette Davis plays class valedictorian Ruth Wescott who becomes a stenographer; and the forgotten Ann Dvorak plays popular Vivian Revere who marries a wealthy lawyer and has a son. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film is most intriguing for the way the plot twists the characters' fates. In a very early role, Davis barely registers as Ruth, but Blondell is terrifically likable showing how Mary turns her life around. Bearing a striking resemblance to Luise Rainer, Dvorak gets the meatiest role as Vivian as she descends from bored socialite to unrepentant cocaine addict. It's a mesmerizing turn capped by a shocking finale. A very young Humphrey Bogart shows up in a minor role as what else, a gangster.