A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Bonnie Bannon
- Girl at Party
- (uncredited)
Marie Blake
- Second Woman Getting Autograph
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
James B. Carson
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Elise Cavanna
- Third Woman on Autograph Line
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaMargaret Sullavan and Melvyn Douglas were initially announced for the roles ultimately played by Janet Gaynor and Franchot Tone.
- GoofsThe scenes at the end when, both sets of parents meet, has Franchot Tone's father alternating from Douglas Wood to Charles Richman from scene to scene.
- Quotes
William, the Butler: Pardon me, sir. There's a young lady crying in your bedroom.
Malcolm 'Mal' Niles: Well, what of it? It's a party, isn't it?
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There are some nice performances by the stars, but this would-be screwball comedy is short on laughs.
I enjoyed the running gag of Janet Gaynor always thinking she lost something - her purse or gloves - and Robert Montgomery trying to help but running into trouble himself because of it (especially in the cute ending). And the idea of a small-town homebody having two sophisticated New Yorkers fall for her is inherently funny, but most of the time I found myself not laughing. So the film is a valiant try but no cigars are forthcoming. This was the last film Janet Gaynor made for about 19 years. (The film "The Young in Heart (1938)" was made earlier in 1938 but came out later that year.) Gaynor is perfect as the girl, with Montgomery and Franchot Tone giving good performances.
I was startled at a major goof near the end, when Gaynor's family and Tone's family meet in Tone's apartment. His father is played by Douglas Wood, who has the speaking part. But in some shots we clearly see another man (Charles Richman) in the background standing in for Tone's father. There was no effort to hide him either, and even if you don't know either actor, you just have to know that Wood has a mustache and Richman doesn't. And the all the actors' placement with each of the fathers are totally mismatched. To me, this ranks as the greatest lack of continuity by a major studio ever, and I'd be curious to know why it happened.
I was startled at a major goof near the end, when Gaynor's family and Tone's family meet in Tone's apartment. His father is played by Douglas Wood, who has the speaking part. But in some shots we clearly see another man (Charles Richman) in the background standing in for Tone's father. There was no effort to hide him either, and even if you don't know either actor, you just have to know that Wood has a mustache and Richman doesn't. And the all the actors' placement with each of the fathers are totally mismatched. To me, this ranks as the greatest lack of continuity by a major studio ever, and I'd be curious to know why it happened.
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- Art-22
- Jan 28, 1999
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- Opasna nevinost
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) officially released in Canada in English?
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