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An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.
Franklyn Ardell
- Apartment House Clerk
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Guard at Trevor Estate
- (uncredited)
Matt Briggs
- Truant Officer
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Trevor's Butler
- (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
- Admirer at Nightclub
- (uncredited)
Etienne Girardot
- J. K. Brown - Claim Adjustor
- (uncredited)
Dean Hall
- Man in Courtroom
- (uncredited)
Harry Holman
- Man at Bar with Letty
- (uncredited)
George Irving
- Admirer at Nightclub
- (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Lowell Sherman
- Jack Conway(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAndrew Tombes is on an early cast list playing the part of "Max Lieber." A character called "Max" is mentioned in the film, but Tombes never appeared.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
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young Loretta, young Cary, pre-code - who could ask for more?
Well, a little LENGTH might have helped. This is a short film but a fascinating one - it's pre-Code and Loretta Young plays a tramp. It's also a pairing of two of the golden era's stars before they really hit the big time.
I don't think Young was the best actress in the world but boy, was she beautiful. A face like a cameo, and she was early 20s in this. She plays an unwed mother who lives off of sugar daddies. She sees the mother lode when her brat son gets hit by a truck.
Though the con doesn't work, Loretta's child is adopted by millionaire Cary Grant and his wife - or soon to be ex-wife if Young, hot on another scheme, has anything to say about it.
In her TV show, Young experimented more with "against type" characters. This hard, street smart woman is a departure for her in film, and she does a good job. Grant in this has not yet matured into his incredible looks or his screen persona, but he is effective. This film is worth seeing for a glimpse of these stars as they were before they "made it." And for Young's clothes and rare, radiant beauty.
I don't think Young was the best actress in the world but boy, was she beautiful. A face like a cameo, and she was early 20s in this. She plays an unwed mother who lives off of sugar daddies. She sees the mother lode when her brat son gets hit by a truck.
Though the con doesn't work, Loretta's child is adopted by millionaire Cary Grant and his wife - or soon to be ex-wife if Young, hot on another scheme, has anything to say about it.
In her TV show, Young experimented more with "against type" characters. This hard, street smart woman is a departure for her in film, and she does a good job. Grant in this has not yet matured into his incredible looks or his screen persona, but he is effective. This film is worth seeing for a glimpse of these stars as they were before they "made it." And for Young's clothes and rare, radiant beauty.
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- Jul 30, 2005
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- Also known as
- Nacida para ser mala
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- Budget
- $252,238 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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