Review of Virtue

Virtue (1932)
7/10
"I sentence you to confinement on Welfare Island for three months..."
11 August 2014
Taxi driver Pat O'Brien, cynical about women, meets former prostitute Carole Lombard and the two fall in love. They marry and struggle to make things work but her past comes between them. Mature Pre-Coder with lots of snappy lingo and fine characters. Pat O'Brien does a good job, as does Carole Lombard. Both make their flawed characters seem real and likable. Lombard may be more known today for her comedy roles but she proved in films like this how good she was with drama as well. Mayo Methot, best known as Humphrey Bogart's first wife, is great as Lombard's hooker friend. It's a B picture with a short runtime but keeps you entertained throughout.
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