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Good Girls Go to Paris

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Walter Connolly in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
  • Comedy
A Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.A Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.A Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
471
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
    • Ken Englund(screenplay)
    • Lenore J. Coffee(story "Miss Aesop Butters Her Bread")
  • Stars
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Joan Blondell
    • Walter Connolly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
    • Ken Englund(screenplay)
    • Lenore J. Coffee(story "Miss Aesop Butters Her Bread")
  • Stars
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Joan Blondell
    • Walter Connolly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
    Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Stanley Brown in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
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    Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
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    Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
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    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • Ronald Brookeas Ronald Brooke
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Jenny Swansonas Jenny Swanson
    Walter Connolly
    Walter Connolly
    • Olaf Brandas Olaf Brand
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Tom Brandas Tom Brand
    Joan Perry
    Joan Perry
    • Sylvia Brandas Sylvia Brand
    Isabel Jeans
    Isabel Jeans
    • Caroline Brandas Caroline Brand
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Ted Dayton Jr.as Ted Dayton Jr.
    Alexander D'Arcy
    Alexander D'Arcy
    • Paul Kingstonas Paul Kingston
    Henry Hunter
    • Dennis Jeffersas Dennis Jeffers
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Ted Dayton Sr.as Ted Dayton Sr.
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    • Jeffers - Brand's Butleras Jeffers - Brand's Butler
    • (as Howard C. Hickman)
    Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Harry A. Bailey
    • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Attorney Thomas Jamisonas Attorney Thomas Jamison
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Nightclub Violinistas Nightclub Violinist
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Blinn
    Beatrice Blinn
    • Woman in Ticket Lineas Woman in Ticket Line
    • (uncredited)
    Barlowe Borland
    Barlowe Borland
    • Chambers - Brand's Butleras Chambers - Brand's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alexander Hall
    • Writers
      • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
      • Ken Englund(screenplay)
      • Lenore J. Coffee(story "Miss Aesop Butters Her Bread")
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    • Trivia
      Originally titled "Good Girls Go To Paris, Too," but the censors objected.
    • Goofs
      When Ronald and Jenny get up off his couch so Jenny can leave to catch her train, the camera tracks to the right and its shadow falls across a column in the foreground.
    • Quotes

      Tearoom Hostess: The students are supposed to keep their minds on their studies and you girls must remember, that we're only here to satisfy their appetite... for food.

    • Connections
      Featured in Good Witch: How to Say I Love You! (2017)

    User reviews13

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    Top review
    6/10
    Jenny goes off to college to pursue her MRS degree!
    When I saw "Good Girls Go to Paris" on YouTube I was excited. After all, it stars Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell and it is a romantic comedy from Warner Brothers...nearly all the ingredients needed for a good film. Unfortunately, it lacked one thing...a good script. So, while the actors try their best and the film looks good, the plot is rather stupid at times!

    The film begins with a funny scene involving students about to attend a class with a visiting professor from England. Little do they know that the man they're conspiring with is Professor Brooke (Douglas) from the UK! However, he sounds about as British as Mantan Moreland and this was a poor casting or writing decision. Soon he meets a gold-digger at a local restaurant. Jenny (Blondell) is quite open that she either wants to marry a rich student (and Brand University is full of them) or get the fathers of one of these students to give her a handsome settlement to leave their son alone! But when he talks to her about Aesop and morality, he convinces her to listen to her conscience and act accordingly.

    After leaving her job after one of the rich fathers threatens to have her arrested, she accidentally meets Tom Brand on a train and openly tells him she's a gold-digger and about her plans to snag a rich guy or get a settlement. He's taken by her new-found honesty but soon gets drunk on the train. In fact, he's so drunk Jenny leaves the train to escort him home...and hilarity (?) is sure to follow.

    While there's much more to the plot, often it just comes off as very, very contrived and unfunny. The whole Aesop angle is dumb and the film suffers from this and many other silly aspects of the film. Not a total waste...but surely a score of 6 is disappointing considering what old film lovers would expect from these folks.
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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Good Girls Go to Paris, Too
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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