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Bed of Roses

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
A former prostitute, determined to reform upon leaving prison, falls in love with a cotton barge owner and must choose between him and her banker lover.A former prostitute, determined to reform upon leaving prison, falls in love with a cotton barge owner and must choose between him and her banker lover.A former prostitute, determined to reform upon leaving prison, falls in love with a cotton barge owner and must choose between him and her banker lover.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
868
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gregory La Cava
  • Writers
    • Wanda Tuchock(by)
    • Gregory La Cava(dialogue)
    • Eugene Thackrey(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Constance Bennett
    • Joel McCrea
    • John Halliday
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gregory La Cava
  • Writers
    • Wanda Tuchock(by)
    • Gregory La Cava(dialogue)
    • Eugene Thackrey(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Constance Bennett
    • Joel McCrea
    • John Halliday
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    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Pert Kelton in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Pert Kelton in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in Bed of Roses (1933)
    Constance Bennett in Bed of Roses (1933)

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    Constance Bennett
    Constance Bennett
    • Lorry Evansas Lorry Evans
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Danas Dan
    John Halliday
    John Halliday
    • Stephen Paigeas Stephen Paige
    Pert Kelton
    Pert Kelton
    • Minnie Brownas Minnie Brown
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Father Doranas Father Doran
    • (as Samuel Hinds)
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Floorwalkeras Floorwalker
    Tom Herbert
    • Salesman Ogelthorpeas Salesman Ogelthorpe
    • (as Tom Francis)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • River Boat Purseras River Boat Purser
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    • River Boat Stewardas River Boat Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Darwell
    Jane Darwell
    • Mrs. Webster - Head Prison Matronas Mrs. Webster - Head Prison Matron
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Hoyt
    Arthur Hoyt
    • Hoyt - Paige's Secretaryas Hoyt - Paige's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    John Larkin
    John Larkin
    • Black Man Meeting Released Prisoneras Black Man Meeting Released Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    • Mr. Jonesas Mr. Jones
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • River Boat Captain Scrogginsas River Boat Captain Scroggins
    • (uncredited)
    Eileen Percy
    Eileen Percy
    • Womanas Woman
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    George Reed
    George Reed
    • Alice - Dan's Shipboard Cookas Alice - Dan's Shipboard Cook
    • (uncredited)
    Mildred Washington
    Mildred Washington
    • Genevieve - Lorry's Maidas Genevieve - Lorry's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Wanda Tuchock(by)
      • Gregory La Cava(dialogue)
      • Eugene Thackrey(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Lorry and Minnie are ex-hookers who leave prison, determined to find the good life with rich men. Along the way Lorry meets and falls in love with cotton barge owner Dan. She must choose between living on a barge with her love, risking his learning about her past, and remaining the mistress of wealthy Stephen Paige. —Robert Tonsing <rtonsing@ti.com>
    • riverboat
    • river barge
    • cotton bale
    • prostitute
    • drunk man
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    • Taglines
      • "She never met the man she couldn't trim twice!" (Print Ad- Carbon County News, ((Red Lodge, Mont.)) 16 May 1934)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The last of four films co-starring Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea, along with Born to Love (1931), The Common Law (1931) and Rockabye (1932).
    • Goofs
      When Lorry is in her room on the steamboat; there is a fur coat on the top bunker resting up against the bedpost. But on the following cuts, the orientation of the coat keeps changing. The matching hat on the top bunker also changed orientation.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Webster - Head Prison Matron: As Head Matron of his Institution, in all my experience, I have never come...

      Lorry Evans: Save your wind, save your wind, you might want to go sailing sometime.

    • Soundtracks
      You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline
      (1903) (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Armstrong

      Lyric by Richard H. Gerard

      Sung a cappella and offscreen by Matt McHugh and Pert Kelton

    User reviews23

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Entertaining Pre-Coder About Two Snappy Sirens
    Very Good Little Slice of the Street Life from RKO that is Racy, Yet Playful and Full of Peppery Slang and a Peek at Gold Digger Prostitutes Fresh From the Slammer who Show No Reform and are Back to Their Roots just Outside the Prison Gate.

    This is Definitive Pre-Code Stuff that would become Forcibly Absent in Hollywood for Decades. The Two Dames, Played by Constance Bennett and Pert Kelton are surely an Eyeful with Skin Tight Dresses and Swagger to Burn. Especially Kelton who is Channeling Mae West and completely Holds Her Own with Star Bennet and then some.

    Joel McCrea doesn't do much here but is, as Always, a Likable Hunk. There are some Tasty Period Settings including a Sugar Daddy Funded Apartment and a Mardi Gra Party. It's a Hoot of a Movie with some Serious Social Concerns at Play but is Never Preachy and Delivered in a Semi-Comedic Tone.

    Definitely Worth a Watch for the Pre-Code Daringness and Attractive Actors. It's another Short Movie from the Era and this is the Kind that one Wishes More Screen Time for All involved.
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    • LeonLouisRicci
    • Nov 10, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lecho de rosas
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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