Summaries

An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.

Fan dancer Alabam Lee is convicted of breaching the morals code with her racy shows. Her agent has her adopt a "mother" from an old ladies home as a publicity ploy to improve her image. Alabam chooses Patricia"Patsy" Patterson, a drunk and disorderly street lady with a past. Patsy has a protector in Johnny Mills, the lawyer son of her old flame. When Johnny comes to visit Patsy he meets Alabam and the two eventually fall in love. Both Patsy and the everpresent Judge Daly think that Alabam is golddigging for Johnny's money and their attempts to break things up puts the relationship on shaky ground.—Gary Jackson <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • screwball comedy
  • barroom brawl
  • alcoholic woman
  • adoption of mother
  • public indecency
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 14, 1934
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Columbia Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 16m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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