Millionaires preferred

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Movie
German title Millionaires preferred
Original title The Girl from Missouri
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1934
length 75 minutes
Rod
Director Jack Conway
script Anita Loos ,
John Emerson
production Jack Conway ,
Bernard H. Hyman
music William ax
camera Ray June ,
Harold Rosson
cut Tom hero
occupation

Millionaires Preferred is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway . The film premiered on August 3, 1934. In Germany, the film was first broadcast on October 10, 1988 in a television version on ARD .

action

Eadie Chapman and Kitty Lenniham are friends and on their way from Missouri to New York. Eadie wants to escape from the rural surroundings and her mother's bar business, where she is supposed to appear as her stepfather's dance partner. In New York both women find work as choir singers. Soon they will be asked if they want to give private performances for the millionaire Frank Cousins.

At a party, Frank asks self-made millionaire Paige for financial help. But Paige refuses to help, because Frank had withheld his wages a long time ago. As Paige leaves the study, Eadie slips inside. She flirts with Frank and to her surprise he proposes to her. He gives her jeweled cufflinks as a present. When Eadie is gone, Frank commits suicide. Eadie is now suspected of stealing the cufflinks. When Paige helps her hide the jewelry from the police, Eadie turns to him. Paige fends off Eadie's advances and travels to Palm Beach. Eadie and Kitty follow him.

Eadie arrives at Paige's Palm Beach office. There she meets Paige's son Tom, but Eadie doesn't think Tom is related to the millionaire. Tom invites Eadie and Kitty to the family yacht. There he introduces her to his father. Eadie is embarrassed and jumps overboard in sheer shame. Now Tom begins to woo Eadie. Eadie doesn't want an affair, however, she wants a wedding. Tom proposes and hands her a diamond bracelet. When Eadie does not put on the gift, however, Tom turns to his father and confesses to him that he is confused by Eadie. Paige suggests that Eadie be invited to the Paige mansion. There she will show her true colors.

Paige leaves the mansion to attend a banquet. Tom tries to seduce Eadie, but when Eadie asks that he stop he is startled. He lets Eadie go and tells his father that he now wants to marry Eadie. Paige asks a friend, the district attorney, for help. Eadie is photographed in her apartment in a compromising situation with a stranger. In addition, she is now being arrested for stealing Frank's cufflinks. Tom turns away from Eadie and plans to accompany his father on a diplomatic mission. Charlie Turner, a married suitor, has bailed Eadie, who is now being released. Eadie embarks on the steamer that father and son Paige use to travel. Only wearing her underwear, she lets reporters take a picture of her in Paige's cabin.

Eadie turns to Charlie, drunk. Her friend comes over to prevent them from being alone. Tom shows up and confesses his love to her. Tom's father also appears and announces that he has exempted Eadie from the allegation of theft. She is innocent and married to Tom. To save his reputation, and being impressed by Eadie's strong will, he arranged a speedy wedding for the couple.

background

The MGM film was estimated to have a budget of $ 511,000. He grossed $ 1.1 million worldwide. The film was shot in the US state of Florida .

Originally, Sam Wood provided as director. However, the film's story has been criticized by MPPDA, the newly formed censorship agency (also known as the Hays Office). Wood disapproved of the turn the rewritten story took and he left the project. Jack Conway became the new director . The film was heavily criticized by the censors, particularly because of Jean Harlow . The platinum blonde actress was at the height of her career and was considered a sex symbol with her colleague Mae West . The agency criticized Harlow's talent for combining sex with humor.

Cinematographer Harold Rosson , Jean Harlow's husband at the time of filming, has been replaced by Ray June . Cedric Gibbons was responsible for the equipment , he was supported by Edwin B. Willis and A. Arnold Gillespie . Douglas Shearer was the sound engineer .

Soundtrack

The following pieces are played in the film:

criticism

The lexicon of international films describes the film as “a comedy that was sometimes somewhat frivolous for the time it was made; staged too casually, so that the punch lines can hardly develop. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. imdb.com
  2. ↑ a b Millionaires preferred by Turner Classic Movies (English)
  3. ↑ Millionaires preferred. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used