Good Girls Go to Paris
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| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
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| Produced by | William Perlberg |
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| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Good Girls Go to Paris is a 1939 American romantic comedy film starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell.
Plot
Jenny Swanson (Blondell) is a waitress in a small college town whose dream is to go to Paris. Jenny rationalizes a little gold-digging and blackmail to achieve her goal. She confides her plan to the new professor Ronald Brooke (Douglas), and Brooke in turn tries to dissuade her from such methods, telling her that "good girls go to Paris, too". When her first attempt at blackmailing ends with an attack of conscience, her would-be victim requires her to leave town. Instead of returning to her hometown as advised by Brooke, of whom she has grown fond, Jenny spontaneously buys a ticket for New York. Brooke is also headed for New York where he is to marry the wealthy Sylvia Brand (Joan Perry).
In New York Jenny meets Tom Brand (Alan Curtis), the brother of Brooke's fiancee. Jenny meets the rest of the Brand family and sorts out various problems for them. Romantic mismatches, confusion and farce ensue. In the end, all lovers are properly paired. Jenny and Brooke are engaged and he promises her a honeymoon in Paris.
Cast
- Melvyn Douglas as Ronald Brooke
- Joan Blondell as Jenny Swanson
- Walter Connolly as Olaf Brand
- Alan Curtis as Tom Brand
- Joan Perry as Sylvia Brand
- Isabel Jeans as Caroline Brand
- Stanley Brown as Ted Dayton Jr.
- Alexander D'Arcy as Paul Kingston
- Henry Hunter as Dennis Jeffers
- Clarence Kolb as Ted Dayton Sr.
- Howard Hickman as Jeffers
Reception
New York Times reviewer Frank Nugent was of the opinion that the cast was trying too hard, and "the general effect, consequently, is not so much that of an appeal to the humorous instinct of the onlooker as an attack upon it".[1] P. S. Harrison rated it "a pretty good comedy" and advised exhibitors: "It should go over with the masses, for the light story presents no problems".[2]
References
- ^ Frank S. Nugent (June 23, 1939). "In the Farce Vein Is 'Good Girls Go to Paris,' at the Music Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ P. S. Harrison (July 1, 1939). "Good Girls Go to Paris". Harrison's Reports. XXI (26): 102 – via Internet Archive.
