I noticed that there were a few reviews which gave this film a 1. Well, that seems overly harsh, though I must admit that this isn't a great film. The biggest problem was that in the story, Goldie (Lily Damita) is supposed to be so vivacious that all men are putty in her hands. She's so pretty that she wins seven beauty contests in a row! But the problem is no woman is that amazing....and Damita isn't the best choice for this if you are going to write a plot like this. I know I sound a bit harsh...but she couldn't carry it off nor could 99% of the actresses in Hollywood!
The film begins in the small town of Springfield. Goldie (Damita) is out all night and her aunt and uncle and the rest of the family attack her for her loose morals. Of course, they are all a bunch of stick-in-the-muds...and Goldie storms out...vowing to never return. Her boyfriend, Bill (Charles Morton) wants her to marry him and stay in smalltown America....but Goldie wants to go to Hollywood and make something of herself.
During her trip west, she gets involved in all sorts of shady activities...which are NOT her fault but which seriously derail her journey. The worst is a total jerk who runs phony beauty contests. She wins seven in a row...all offering trips of Hollywood or cash...and she sees none of this and exposes the fraud.
Once in Hollywood, she finds that breaking into pictures isn't as easy as she thought. And, soon the crook with the beauty contests comes looking for her to exact his revenge...though this makes no sense as the last time you saw him in the film he was about to be cross-examined by a district attorney because of the fraud! What's next? See the film...or not.
So is it any good? Not especially. Much of it is as I mentioned above...no one is THAT vivacious and Goldie gets men to do her bidding so easily....too easily. Additionally, some parts of this B-movie just are indifferently written..and the ending was just awful! Not a terrible film but certainly one that leaves you wondering WHY Damita was a famous leading lady when she married young Errol Flynn in 1935.
The film begins in the small town of Springfield. Goldie (Damita) is out all night and her aunt and uncle and the rest of the family attack her for her loose morals. Of course, they are all a bunch of stick-in-the-muds...and Goldie storms out...vowing to never return. Her boyfriend, Bill (Charles Morton) wants her to marry him and stay in smalltown America....but Goldie wants to go to Hollywood and make something of herself.
During her trip west, she gets involved in all sorts of shady activities...which are NOT her fault but which seriously derail her journey. The worst is a total jerk who runs phony beauty contests. She wins seven in a row...all offering trips of Hollywood or cash...and she sees none of this and exposes the fraud.
Once in Hollywood, she finds that breaking into pictures isn't as easy as she thought. And, soon the crook with the beauty contests comes looking for her to exact his revenge...though this makes no sense as the last time you saw him in the film he was about to be cross-examined by a district attorney because of the fraud! What's next? See the film...or not.
So is it any good? Not especially. Much of it is as I mentioned above...no one is THAT vivacious and Goldie gets men to do her bidding so easily....too easily. Additionally, some parts of this B-movie just are indifferently written..and the ending was just awful! Not a terrible film but certainly one that leaves you wondering WHY Damita was a famous leading lady when she married young Errol Flynn in 1935.