A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
- Rhoda Philbrooke
- (as Carol Lombard)
- The Rat
- (as Bobbie Dunn)
- Bernie Weber
- (as Bud Fine)
- Street Urchin
- (uncredited)
- Roulette Player
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhether by intention or mistake, the invitation to the orphans benefit party indicates the story takes place in the year 1930, on Tuesday, May 13. In 1929, the year the movie was made, May 13 fell on a Monday.
- GoofsWhen Gus spots rival gangster Bernie Weber riding in the back of a taxi, he tells his driver Squid to pull alongside it so he can shoot him. Gus refers to it as a gray cab, and in the studio close-up it appears to be white or at least a very light gray. In the subsequent cut to the location shot done outdoors on location, the cab with the dead mobster appears to be black.
- Quotes
Rhoda Philbrooke: Mr Keane, If you'll understand what I'm going to say, we'll save time. I cheated last night because I needed money. You helped me. I'm grateful to you for that, but that's all. If that's clear to you, will you please go?
Mahlon Keane: I didn't come here for your thanks.
Rhoda Philbrooke: There's nothing else I have to give you.
Mahlon Keane: But I think there are a few things I have to give you.
Rhoda Philbrooke: Oh. You can't understand that a woman who would cheat for money might not care to do other things...
Lombard has a very good role as a somewhat mysterious divorcée caught between two very different men. Robert Armstrong plays the gangster who helps both her and her other boyfriend. The third member of the triangle is a drunken violinist played by Roland Drew. Drew gives a rather nondescript performance, but at least the character is interesting. More than that, the setup does a good job in varying the usual formula so as to set up some good drama.
The atmosphere holds up well, and although some individual sequences have oddly chosen pacing, as a whole the story moves along pretty well. It easily holds your interest for the whole running time. It compares favorably with many of the movies of its day, and it is still a solid feature worth seeing for those who enjoy the movies of the era.
- Snow Leopard
- Nov 3, 2005
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- Also known as
- Love's Conquest
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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