Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.
Robert Adair
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
William Burress
- Jan Coetzee
- (uncredited)
Tyrell Davis
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaActor Reginald Denny is seen as a photograph of 'Jimmy' on a nightstand, but in the film itself, Reginald Owen plays the role.
- GoofsMary says she's taking a walk into town and Jeff asks her to get him some cigarettes. At the smoke shop she meets Willie, who later asks her to meet him after work where he goes fishing. She drives to meet him, and when it gets late she says it will take her an hour to get home. But Willie has walked from town to the pond... and she had walked from home to town.
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
[Played by a band as the ship leaves for England]
Featured review
I'm still not sure why she loved him.
The story begins when Willie Smith is a child. He has no interest in school or a career and is a dreamer. This is made worse by very inconsistent parenting--with the father trying to be strict and the mother coddling the boy. Years pass....and Willie has been bouncing about the world doing various jobs and getting fired from them. One reviewer described him as a wastrel...and this isn't far from the truth.
Later, Willie meets a woman whose station is well above him. She is the daughter of an admiral and he's about to lose yet another job. On impulse, she insists he marry her....which common sense would say is not a great idea. Can they manage to make a go of it....especially since his job prospects are minimal? And, if they do marry, what next?
This is only a fair film. I think part of it is the plot but to me the bigger problem is the dialog. It all seems to dreadfully earnest and artificial...like a play and not real life. Not terrible but clearly among Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans' lesser work.
Later, Willie meets a woman whose station is well above him. She is the daughter of an admiral and he's about to lose yet another job. On impulse, she insists he marry her....which common sense would say is not a great idea. Can they manage to make a go of it....especially since his job prospects are minimal? And, if they do marry, what next?
This is only a fair film. I think part of it is the plot but to me the bigger problem is the dialog. It all seems to dreadfully earnest and artificial...like a play and not real life. Not terrible but clearly among Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans' lesser work.
- planktonrules
- May 21, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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