Spoilers. Observations. Opinions.
Which follies? September 1, 1932 this film was released. July 1, 1932, Florenz Ziegfeld passed away, he of his own famous follies. Davies and Dove were both in the actual Ziegfeld Follies. Coincidences? Food for thought. Go figure. Ziegfeld died broke. So did Hearst. The 1929 crash killed Ziegfeld and his empire. Meanness, plus Citizen Kane, may have done Hearst in. Billie Burke bailed out Ziegfeld. Davies bailed out Hearst. These women had the cash $$$$$ to financially see to the overblown extravagances of these two over-the-top financially strapped mega entrepreneurs.
In this film, Dumbrille was the Hearst character who financed Blondie/Davies' expensive lifestyle. Dumbrille was offstage the rest of the film, while Blondie was dithering about Robert Montgomery. Was Davies two--timing Hearst in real life?
1932. Pre-code. Dove had some quite revealing bedroom apparel, but not even quite sleazy as was stereotypical of that era. I noticed Blondie's pirate costume wasn't very revealing. Pre-code notions of financially kept women such as Lottie and Blondie were quite obvious. You don't see any sex, but you obviously know that that's how the two women "paid" for their luxurious abodes and servants.
Jimmy Durante was a riot. He even had some hair. I understood what he said. He was imitating John Barrymore in the film Grand Hotel. Davies was doing her Greta Garbo imitations. Both totally entertained the crowd at the party.
Hearst's yacht (Dumbrille)? People "falling into the water"? Drunks? Look at the 1924 Ince scandal.
Which follies? September 1, 1932 this film was released. July 1, 1932, Florenz Ziegfeld passed away, he of his own famous follies. Davies and Dove were both in the actual Ziegfeld Follies. Coincidences? Food for thought. Go figure. Ziegfeld died broke. So did Hearst. The 1929 crash killed Ziegfeld and his empire. Meanness, plus Citizen Kane, may have done Hearst in. Billie Burke bailed out Ziegfeld. Davies bailed out Hearst. These women had the cash $$$$$ to financially see to the overblown extravagances of these two over-the-top financially strapped mega entrepreneurs.
In this film, Dumbrille was the Hearst character who financed Blondie/Davies' expensive lifestyle. Dumbrille was offstage the rest of the film, while Blondie was dithering about Robert Montgomery. Was Davies two--timing Hearst in real life?
1932. Pre-code. Dove had some quite revealing bedroom apparel, but not even quite sleazy as was stereotypical of that era. I noticed Blondie's pirate costume wasn't very revealing. Pre-code notions of financially kept women such as Lottie and Blondie were quite obvious. You don't see any sex, but you obviously know that that's how the two women "paid" for their luxurious abodes and servants.
Jimmy Durante was a riot. He even had some hair. I understood what he said. He was imitating John Barrymore in the film Grand Hotel. Davies was doing her Greta Garbo imitations. Both totally entertained the crowd at the party.
Hearst's yacht (Dumbrille)? People "falling into the water"? Drunks? Look at the 1924 Ince scandal.