pixrox1 Review of Over the Counter

Over the Counter (1932)

America's leading "pin-up girl" suggests that live babies . . .

[6/10 · 6 August 2020]

. . . should join picture frames, pop tarts and pot holders on department store sales shelves during OVER THE COUNTER. Certainly, making "Infants to go" the Blue Light Special on Aisle Five could reduce or eliminate the risk of "stretch marks" for preening Tinsel Town Prime Donna's hankering for tots of their own. Also avoided would be the peril of "morning sickness," a malady known to interfere with early A.M. film-shooting schedules. Since no right-thinking guy wants to be anchored down by marriage to one of these Big Screen "Anybody's" gals, being able to purchase ready-made tykes could provide the sort of maternity-in-name-only PR boost that so many "starlets" crave. Just remember: No wire hangers!