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A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
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- Director
- Writers
- Robert Presnell Sr.(screen play)
- David Boehm(based on a play by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Presnell Sr.(screen play)
- David Boehm(based on a play by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win
Videos1
Frank McGlynn Sr.
- The Editoras The Editor
- (scenes deleted)
Berton Churchill
- Mr. Bradfordas Mr. Bradford
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Presnell Sr.(screen play)
- David Boehm(based on a play by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl--after the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store, and fears that he'll learn the truth about her "career move." —<dbubbeo@cmp.com>
- Taglines
- Are souls for sale - behind the counters you shop over? Visit dressing rooms where desperate girls whisper their secrets of the boss...who can make or break them! ...See the bargains in love that hard times have brought! (Print ad from Los Angeles Times February 1, 1933)
- Genres
- Certificate
- Passed
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaSilent-picture star Albert Gran's last film; he died in an auto accident after the film was finished but before it was released. Ironically, in the film's final sequence he and Warren William are racing through the streets of Manhattan in a taxicab to a Board of Directors meeting, but they arrive safely and without incident.
- GoofsHale Hamilton's character Monroe is said to be a descendant of James Monroe and Benjamin Franklin. James Monroe had two daughters and no sons. Descendants, if any, would not be surnamed Monroe.
- Quotes
Kurt Anderson: When did YOU develop principles?
Polly Dale: Oh, I saved a couple out of the crash.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
- SoundtracksI Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)
(1931) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played as background music in scenes with Alice White
Top review
One of the best of the pre-code era
A very watchable pre-code film - not so only it's risque elements but for acting (particularly Warren William), plot, comedy and fast pace. One of my favorites of the era.
It's very interesting how Warren William - who treats women like objects, tries to break up a budding romance (by seducing and sleeping with Loretta Young, not once but twice!!), indirectly leads to a employees' suicide, etc - manages to "win" in the end. For the most part, the is the "bad guy" in the story...although he has a few redeeming characteristics.
It's worth owning the video.
It's very interesting how Warren William - who treats women like objects, tries to break up a budding romance (by seducing and sleeping with Loretta Young, not once but twice!!), indirectly leads to a employees' suicide, etc - manages to "win" in the end. For the most part, the is the "bad guy" in the story...although he has a few redeeming characteristics.
It's worth owning the video.
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- Jan 1, 2003
Details
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- Budget
- $188,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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