Loretta Young was once considered a Beautiful Star in Hollywood for a Few Decades with substantial Acting Ability. When She gained enough Clout She would Flaunt Her Hypocritical Conservative Views Routinely and Intrusively.
Carrying around a Swear Box, for example, where Co-Stars were Required to "Feed the Kitty" anytime an Off Color Word would Dare be Uttered in Her Presence. She would Later Hide Her Illicit Affairs and Illegitimate Child from the World, all the while Professing to be a Good Catholic Woman.
But Early in Her Career She would Show Up in Pre-Code Movies like this one with Not Only "Sin" in the Title but Controversial Behavior on Screen. This is one of those "Pre-Coders" that doesn't quite Live Up to its Title. It's all Mostly Tame Stuff here, Fluffy and Easy Going.
The always Stiff David Manners is Her Suitor and after Loretta is Literally thrown Out on the Street for Staying Out Late in Her Kansas Hometown, and is Told Bluntly that She is the Daughter of a Tramp and was Adopted, Unruffled She Hops the Train to follow Manners to the Big Apple.
Things then Unfold at a Brisk and somewhat Unbelievable Soap Opera Pace as Truths are Revealed and Big City Showbiz Life is Cartwheeled through the otherwise Mundane Romantic Plot. Spunky and Breezy Una Merkel Steals Every Scene She's In, Dancing and Undressing to the Delight of Audiences and the Camera.
Worth a Watch for Pre-Code Completists, Loretta Young Fans, and for the Unforgettable Una Merkle Lingerie Show, but Don't let the Title Fool You, this is a Venial Sin Compared to others of its Type.
Carrying around a Swear Box, for example, where Co-Stars were Required to "Feed the Kitty" anytime an Off Color Word would Dare be Uttered in Her Presence. She would Later Hide Her Illicit Affairs and Illegitimate Child from the World, all the while Professing to be a Good Catholic Woman.
But Early in Her Career She would Show Up in Pre-Code Movies like this one with Not Only "Sin" in the Title but Controversial Behavior on Screen. This is one of those "Pre-Coders" that doesn't quite Live Up to its Title. It's all Mostly Tame Stuff here, Fluffy and Easy Going.
The always Stiff David Manners is Her Suitor and after Loretta is Literally thrown Out on the Street for Staying Out Late in Her Kansas Hometown, and is Told Bluntly that She is the Daughter of a Tramp and was Adopted, Unruffled She Hops the Train to follow Manners to the Big Apple.
Things then Unfold at a Brisk and somewhat Unbelievable Soap Opera Pace as Truths are Revealed and Big City Showbiz Life is Cartwheeled through the otherwise Mundane Romantic Plot. Spunky and Breezy Una Merkel Steals Every Scene She's In, Dancing and Undressing to the Delight of Audiences and the Camera.
Worth a Watch for Pre-Code Completists, Loretta Young Fans, and for the Unforgettable Una Merkle Lingerie Show, but Don't let the Title Fool You, this is a Venial Sin Compared to others of its Type.