A young couple lives together out of wedlock, but they find that they're ahead of their time.
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Anne Vincent | |
| James Rennie | ... | 'Dick' Ives II | |
| Ricardo Cortez | ... | Price Baines | |
| Natalie Moorhead | ... | Margie True | |
| Charles Butterworth | ... | Georgie Evans | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Helen 'Duckie' Childers | |
| Claude Gillingwater | ... | Ives Sr. | |
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Ann, a young lady of scandalously "advanced" ideas, has been living in near-sin with blueblood lover Dick, due to her conviction that marriage will destroy their love. Finally, social pressure forces them to marry; in due course, it looks as if Ann was right. Her solution: to separate and return to dating. Can this marriage be saved? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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14 February 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ilícito See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USAEdit
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$249,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Brunswick Radios Used Exclusively)Color:
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Richard Ives Sr.: I'd grab her any way she'd have me.
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Music by Harold Arlen
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At 37:07 when Ann is about to turn on the radio, the boom mic shadow is visible on the wall. See more »Quotes
Richard 'Dick' Ives II: Dad, what would you do with a girl like that?Richard Ives Sr.: I'd grab her any way she'd have me.
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Get Happy(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
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Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie are ultra-modern 1930s lovers who shun conventional trappings such as marriage. She is afraid that marriage will kill the romance. Who has not had these fears? He is eternally patient, but his father maneuvers her into a commitment. Their marriage stumbles (whose hasn't) and the ex-girlfriend and ex-boyfriend enter the scene. Soon this thoroughly modern couple are acting like typical married folk and Barbara declares that the marriage has indeed killed the love. Stanwyck exhibits skills as an actress that will make her famous in better films later. Claude Gillingwater's portrayal of the father is excellent and serve as a good role model. Charles Butterworth (the faithful friend) was really quite a wit and succeeds in stealing a scene or two. I can overlook any technical flaws in the movie because I think that the central issues are still relevant today. Who has to compromise more in a marriage? The husband or the wife? Will each of the lovers do what is necessary to save the marriage when they know they have problems? All is not revealed until the final scene whose outcome is by no means certain. Good movie, not a great one, but good entertainment for a couple that talk to each other. I say watch it (if you can find it) and see if this pre-Code movie does not warrant your appreciation and was worth your time.