Morals for Women (known in the UK as Farewell Party[2] and in re-release as Big City Interlude[3]) is a 1931 American pre-Code film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, often considered a low budget studio. The film stars Bessie Love and Conway Tearle. It is preserved at the Library of Congress, has been released on DVD, and is in the public domain.
| Morals for Women | |
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| Directed by | Mort Blumenstock[1] |
| Written by | Frances Hyland[1] |
| Produced by | Phil Goldstone |
| Starring | Bessie Love Conway Tearle |
| Cinematography | Max Dupont[1] |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn[1] |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This film is a follow-up to Tiffany's 1925 silent Morals for Men, which also starred Conway Tearle and is also preserved at the Library of Congress.[4][5]
Plot
editStenographer and gold digger Helen Huston (Love) has a personal relationship with her employer Van Dyne (Tearle), who has set her up in an apartment on Park Avenue. Her childhood beau visits New York and proposes to her, which prompts her to return to her hometown and seek advice from her family. News of her living situation is the talk of her hometown. In defending Helen's honor, her younger brother injures the town bully and must pay his large hospital bill. Helen returns to her New York boss to get the money. Her hometown sweetheart interrupts one of her parties to see her, and even upon learning about Helen's relationship with her boss, he wants to marry her.[1][6][7]
Cast
edit- Bessie Love as Helen Huston
- Conway Tearle as Van Dyne
- John Holland as Paul Cooper
- Natalie Moorhead as Flora
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Huston
- June Clyde as Lorraine Huston
- Edmund Breese as Mr. Huston
- David Rollins as Bill Huston
- Lina Basquette as Claudia
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Maybelle
- Crauford Kent as Mr. Marston
- Otis Harlan as Mr. Johnston
- George Olsen as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Wilbur Higby (uncredited)
- Lillian Rich (uncredited)
Reception
editThe film received lukewarm reviews,[7][8] and the morality of the story was questioned.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Morals for Women". The Film Daily. November 22, 1931. p. 10.
- ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 154. OCLC 734075937.
- ^ Lussier, Tim (October 17, 2018). "But It's Work". "Bare Knees" Flapper: The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4766-3425-8.
- ^ The American Film Institute (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931–40.
- ^ The American Film Institute (1978). Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. Washington. p. 120. OCLC 5102838.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "They couldn't live together... but they couldn't live apart!". Modern Screen. November 30, 1931. p. 7.
- ^ a b "The Modern Screen Directory (Pictures)". Modern Screen. February 1932. p. 11.
- ^ "Morals for Women". Broadway and Hollywood Movies. February 1932. p. 25.
External links
edit- Morals for Women at IMDb
- Morals for Women at AllMovie
- Morals for Women at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Morals for Women at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Morals for Women at the TCM Movie Database
- Morals for Women is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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