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At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.

Top Cast

  • Valerie Hobson

    Valerie Hobson

    Claire Barry

  • Paul Harvey

    Paul Harvey

    George Washburne

  • G.P. Huntley

    G.P. Huntley

    Kim Sherwood

  • Betty Compson

    Betty Compson

    Ethel Ames

  • Frank Melton

    Frank Melton

    Ronnie Washburne

  • Edgar Norton

    Edgar Norton

    Grimsby

  • Gigi Parrish

    Gigi Parrish

    Elinor Lee

  • Maynard Holmes

    Maynard Holmes

    Dave Maxwell

  • Claire McDowell

    Claire McDowell

    Alma Washburne

Overview

At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.

Rating

6.0 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    5 Jun 19, 2022

    The wealthy Washburne family are having a soiree during which we are presented with a family of fairly objectionable rich people who obsess about themselves, their money and care little for anyone else. Valerie Hobson is "Claire", a young beauty objectified by the elder Washburne (Paul Harvey) but fancied by a younger, less successful man from her town "Kim" (G.P. Huntley). What ensues is a fast moving, mildly amusing, but very simplistic social class drama with the stereotypes abounding all over the place. The writing is a wee bit dull, the direction is remarkably two-dimensional and there is precious little chemistry on screen - indeed, Hobson seems quite distinctly out of sorts with her co-stars. I reckon it could work better on a stage, keeping the focus of this conceivably quite pithy and entertaining character study more focussed than in this rather meandering cinematic flop. As it is, it's a bit of a waste of effort all round.

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