Professional Sweetheart

Sexist, outdated, racist? Sure! But also sexy, saucy, sharp, still relavent, an incredible insight into what people were thinking in 1933 and much more provocative than you might expect - unless you know just how repressive the Hays Film Code was. As someone noted elsewhere, this movie touches on many aspects of celebrity that remain absolutely true now, especially how hard entire teams of professionals work to create a "celebrity" and to manipulate the public image of such. Anyone who thinks social media is unique and new in its negative influence should watch this. I don't want to spoil, so I'll just say that the person that replaces Ginger Rogers' Ippsie Wippsie girl is QUITE a progressive choice for its time (and makes you want her to have had many more films)! As someone else also said, there is a male character who is obviously gay but without degradation or judgement - something more common in pre code movies than you might expect. Ginger Rogers rocks 1930s lingerie better than anyone ever on screen! Yet another film that makes me wonder what we missed out on because of the oh-so-represive Hays Code. Wish the last scene had been in Harlem!