False Pretenses
Feature film · 64 min · dir. Charles Lamont
- Comedy
- Romance
Synopsis
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Writer
- Betty Burbridge
- Cinematography
- M.A. Andersen
- Studio
- Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1935-10-21
- Running time
- 64 minutes
Cast & crew
Charles Lamont Director
Irene Ware
Sidney Blackmer
Betty Compson
Russell Hopton
Edward Gargan
Ernest Wood
Lucy Beaumont
Marshall Ruth
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Talent showcase · unclepup · 2012-08-27
If you like B-list stars of the 1930s, as I do, then you will enjoy this movie. Fine performances from Betty Compson, Sidney Blackmer, and Russell Hopton - professionals every one. And the special treat of Miss Irene Ware. I had been hoping to find a film where she got lots of screen time and a chance to be herself and this is it. She was simply wonderful but apparently the big studios could not see that.
★★★ · Won't Kill You · nenslo · 2012-07-27
This is a fairly entertaining lightweight farce, with good performances from most players. It doesn't come with any huge surprises but all in all is pretty satisfying. Note how qualified my statements are. You're not going to be raving about this to all your pals, but when it is done you will at least be able to say,"That was nice." The ingenue is cute and peppy, scenes and settings are pleasant, and everything works out about the way you'd like.
