Kept Husbands (1931) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD

Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Mackaill
Director: Lloyd Bacon
A steelworker Richard saves two of fellow workers after a factory accident. In gratitude, his millionaire boss invites him for dinner, where his daughter is instantly infatuated and vows to marry him.Unfortunately, he finds her appetite for extravagances begins to wear him down, financially and emotionally until he becomes a 'kept husband.'

[@aadamtx]

Always great to see Joel McCrea, and the breadth of his movie roles is impressive. But also glad to see Ned Sparks, who I think has been forgotten by today's audiences but was extremely popular in the 30s and 40s.

[@keithharvey6354]

42nd street

[@michelleayres5608]

Technology is a double edged sword. This is the side where we have the privilege to see and hear people who lived 90 years ago.

[@hensonlaura]

Nice little film & interesting to read the comments to see what young people think, or maybe don't understand, about the language, customs, times. At 55 y/o, my grandparents lived in this world, so the values, sayings, ways, I find natural. What was most striking to me is that heartfelt kisses of pure love between mother & son are seen as revolting by a generation associating that expressive, affectionate gesture with carnality. A permissive, pornographic society has not done much good for humanity. People now are afraid to connect emotionally, but'll do the most intimate acts with a stranger. THAT'S disgusting.

[@onelittledropintheocean]

Oh how I hate pornography 🤢

[@deannabow2266]

@@onelittledropintheocean 👍

[@springsogourne]

Exactly, well put! Thank you!

[@jillfryer6699]

Agree, well put. It sounds like innocence never gets a chance to make up its own mind.

[@forgottenpalace4472]

Yes! And my Nana was 11 when this was out. ❤

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

I like the way films in those days were done, like theatre set pieces. That is also because sound was still in its infancy and actors had trouble making themselves heard if they moved around too much. For film history, this has a lot to teach us.

[@tonimatabassum7292]

Who knew that one day this movie will play by a smartphone...... 💙

[@techiediva2011]

Yes, and who knew that one day there would be Smart Phones. 🙂

[@emmabridges2171]

L,f m

[@saraanderson6615]

Or a iPad! 😂 😂

[@maclanty5324]

WHAT'S AN SMARTPHONE/SMARTPAD!? 🙃🙂🤭🤗🌀💙🧙🏻‍♀️

[@yvonnejohnson5913]

That's what I'm watching it on my tablet😄

[@chirellealanalooney7895]

Oh boy, Ned Sparks is a total riot and hoot! His voice and the lines he cones up with and his delivery of them are hilarious to me. Imagine him doing stand up comedy.

[@charlesramos4294]

Terrific film with Joel McCrea, beautiful Dorothy Mackaill ❤️🌹🌹💕and especially Ned Sparks who was famous for his facial expression and unforgettable one liners!

[@asiamarie4]

Spoiled Brat. Beautiful sweet mother. Whipped mama's boys. The dynamics are wonderful.

[@uthegentel]

More real in some family dynamics than a lot modern movies today.

[@joyced.5657]

Great movie, whomever thumbed it down didn't watch all of it, obviously! Thanks Pizzaflix guy!

[@Capkirk]

laurencefisher1 Thank you Mr English Teacher. Really??!? Don’t you have anything better to do than correct commenters ? Very petty. Do something constructive rather than put people down and make them feel dumb. Lose your inferiority complex. It makes you appear as if you’re over compensating for something else you’re missing!

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

@@Capkirk And so you tripled down with an ad hominem attack because he knocked an anonymous thumb down? LOL

[@Capkirk]

@@annastinehammersdottir1290 I could care less about thumbs down. I don’t agree with everything everyone says. It’s the bullying …making people feel inferior because they spelled something wrong ….

[@flowerjunkie7219]

She just got home after leaving justg after 2am and the newspaper was already written AND delivered! Lol

[@jimsatrom9535]

"By George" ranks up there with "Oh, for Pete's sake" and "Well, for the love of Mike", as far as slang expressions of the thirties go. Thank you for posting these great old movies !!!

[@luciezak3671]

And Old Boy!

[@alfredbonnabel7022]

I am glad Depression Era people who had franks and beans for dinner could laugh at these shenanigans!

[@AFairyTaleHigh]

Great movie! "All husbands are kept. Some with money, some with love, respect and affection !" Hokey but nice!

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

In those days, a working wife was more the exception than the rule. You could say that women were kept. In fact, there is the consideration that marriage is legalized prostitution.

[@adiconstantin4598]

"Love, devotion and sacrifice" 1:12:07

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

@@adiconstantin4598 sadly, this ideal is regarded as old fashioned and ignoble, these days, when self comes first always, family, children and society do not matter at all.

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

@@carolleenkelmann4751 caring for her husband, chilren, parents and inlaws, and running her household are also prostitution ? I was under the impression that prostitutes were paid for their services, where as countless women who do not work outside their home, cheerfully slave away at home for no payment what so ever.❤️

[@adiconstantin4598]

@@sailendrayalamanchili4126 - Thank you for your reply! I guess I understand what you mean. I wish people would think better and act for the well of everyone. Still, in the little group that surrounds you, you will find at least one person who acts altruistically, and sets an example. And even if you don't find one, there is someone like that in your group: you!

[@howie9751]

You don't realize it until you watch these old movies how many roles there were for women back then compared to today. Many women talking to men, talking to each other, talking in groups...maybe they weren't superheroes but they were part of the general population. Today they are fit into films.

[@factenter6787]

Joel McCrea looked here like he was transported by time machine back from the late 20th century.

[@fansinatra]

"What cannot be cured, must be endured." Never heard this maxim till now in the movie. Thanks for sharing!

[@FigaroHey]

Read 'Father Abraham's Speech' by Benjamin Franklin. Generations of American schoolchildren read it (until about the 1960s) and the aphorisms in it were well-known in English in the US, UK and in French in France. It was extremely widely read even in Franklin's lifetime. It's basically a fictional framework for someone to speak in such sayings. The audiences of the time would know that the man is quoting and sometimes mangling Franklin and sayings in 'Fr Abraham's Speech' or Poor Richard's Almanac.

[@katherinehogan578]

Hey !! What's going on here??? Who is in charge??? Is it u tube or Google ??? This seems to be a popular film, however I don't go for prehistoric stutt, or as my son used to say "oh Mom, not talking about the covered wagon days, are you?" What is re=code Hollywood anyway??? They might as well play some Norma Desmond stuff. Oh, and my son just turned 40 yrs.old!!! I'm not ancient or dead yet. I even like Disney's cartoons!!! But this stuff is booming !!!!!

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

@@katherinehogan578 Scroll down to "Teresa S." Pizzafix has supplied you with an answer. You must live with a very confined social contact. There was, and still is, a time where conversation was cultivated and encouraged; where words had meaning and education meant broadening your horizons. Here is another "covered wagon" truism, "Like father (Mother), like son." Maybe you might try taking the blinkers off.- for the sake of your son. But at 40....probably too late for him.

[@mysecondemailatl]

sounds like COVID-19

[@albertpringle4918]

Same here

[@mdaze9753]

I love Joel McCrea ... he just kept getting better.

[@sylviarichardson5169]

Fantastic movie....I'm so glad got to see this golden movie on my smart phone too....these directors just knew what the audience want to watch🎉🎉❤❤😊😊

[@sdraper2011]

Love all the art deco sets in this.

[@sandibeach7291]

Me too!

[@secretariatgirl4249]

I've never seen Joe McCrea so young...I have always liked him, but this shows his young good looks. Clara Kimball Young...look so different than I expected, after seeing her in that early film with Valentino.

[@BRKJNH1929238]

I enjoyed this film, a great plot and full of witty lines

[@poorthing]

Joel McCrea and Gary Cooper were both so beautiful when young men. Then they aged into weathered 'Cowboy' roles, female stars didn't usually have that option, once their youthful beauty fades it was almost impossible to transition to quality character roles.

[@jlm4881]

#3305..."It's been a strenuous day...getting married and running off to the yacht."!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shelleymcafee8197]

That was a great movie; Thank-You!

[@michaeljewell726]

I wasn't sure where this film was headed but it had a great ending. Thanks.

[@iac4357]

Really nice Movie. Love the Dialogue & Fashions too ! Great Ending !

[@richardpodnar5039]

Joel McCrea looking and acting his best ever!

[@suzieqwonder3089]

Joel McCrea ~ such a handsome young man!

[@roychefets6961]

Have you seen Joel McCrae with Jean Arthur in the WW2 comedy "The More the Merrier"? Hilarious

[@pupskin123]

He has such a modern look for the time....

[@miralen9771]

Yes... Just Look At His Broad Shoulders & Chest! Whoo

[@darlenefirth3408]

I like all of Joel's movies

[@chuckgoede4778]

Actually, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Thanks for the movie!

[@albertpringle4918]

anything BRAND NEW is just the same old thing

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I love this lady frame 18:29; she reminds me of two very lovely ladies in my life; my mother and my wife; both strong and independent women; a side note her character even has the same name of my Mom; Dorothy + GOD rest her soul + and not only that I once worked in engineering and married into a nice piecea' change; ain't life grand? We've been married 30 years!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Thanks again Pizza Flix for another great movie!

[@adiconstantin4598]

All people could write at least a book, about their important experiences and conclusions drawn. If not already done, maybe you could write to share about your marriage and happiness

[@mariapiade-rozza6749]

Thank you to upload.. Honesty is important to have a good life

[@gailfisher1350]

Joel McCrae was so young in this flick. I always had a yen for him.

[@ilahildasissac1943]

I am glad the wife opened her eyes before it was too late.

[@DandyLion.Wishes]

Was just about to leave the movie out of disgust for Dot's horrid behavior but your comment gives me hope. Thank you for not giving anything vital away!

[@michelleg4346]

Joel McCrea was so handsome!💖💖💖

[@DateTwoRelate]

Rarely has Joel McCrea been shown as this young.

[@spookygirl7761]

I'm sorry but which one is he?

[@jenameagher5712]

The hot kept husband!

[@fredneecher1746]

"I don't care if he gargles his soup in the key of A minor!" I'm going to use that line someday.

[@michellefalleur960]

😂

[@alisonhacker6897]

In them days no bad language, violence, or the other thing. Would love to see a few more films made on a low budget. To make them like the old way, it makes you feel better.

[@sarahcraigmyle1623]

Such a sweet and fun movie.

[@ilahildasissac1943]

The comment about the wife offering alimony, was way ahead of its time.

[@theresaholguin699]

Ila Hilda Sissac not really. There was alimony back then. There were many rich entertainers that paid hefty payouts for alimony back then

[@ilahildasissac1943]

@@theresaholguin699 I mean the wife offering it. Traditionally it was always the hubby.

[@robertcuminale1212]

@@ilahildasissac1943 No, It was demanded of any person wealthier than the other party. It preceded community property laws in most states.

[@tiasara5967]

“Her plans are just as important to her as yours are to you” “ awww l never thought of that”🤣 how are we alive??

[@mariafernandamayorga2330]

HE IS HANDSOME

[@elijahrose2144]

May your generation call you blessed 🍿 20 Stars 🔥Great movie 🎥 thank you 🍿have marvelous day amen

[@lissettesbloom8223]

Women need to respect and love their husbands. I’m glad they both learn their lesson at the end.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

1931. Difficult to imagine that they used such honest, reality-based script dialogue. In"real" life things don't seem to have really changed much. And the Hollywood dialogue? - decidedly sparser and very much different. Did Hollywood move with the times or does Hollywood create the times? I wish I had grown up with these pre-code films. Sometimes more educational than some of the TED lectures on Philosophy. and social comment.

[@Lobtoy82]

Create the morals and times, I would say..

[@deannabow2266]

Hollywood is ruled by communists now. Lack of the wisdom of humanity thus dialogue is I educational and lousy. I don’t go to movie anymore, I only watch the old movie online or on movie channel.

[@jillfryer6699]

The "Code' was to stop films being too real. So they could go and brainwash people with soap bubbles and gun smoke. Infantilize. So glad these have come to light .

[@forgottenpalace4472]

I love this comment. Especially how these movies are like TED talks. I so agree. There's something educational about pre code.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Wow! Thanks for the great movie!!

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

Great movie, thanks for uploading !

[@yodservant]

Lovely film...sweet ending, thanks from AZ🦁

[@emilyannfrancesmay3919]

Joel McCrea is handsome in any decade, and his looks are not dated the way the other men in the film are. I cannot stand Dot from the minute she appeared on screen. Good acting to get so many strong responses from me for the different characters.

[@juliavalevska5677]

Thank you so much for this sincere movie. It was lovely 😍

[@jimsatrom9535]

I enjoy the fact in this film, that even "working" people can live in homes with 14'-0" ceilings, just like the wealthy.

[@albertpringle4918]

FOESHOW FOESHOW FOESHOW

[@msmltvcktl]

It's a MOVIE SET sir

[@randymitchell7051]

Thanks for this movie...loved it

[@alank5560]

Great movie, made right on the onset of Hollywood’s golden Era.

[@keithharvey7230]

The silent era was also very important.

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

A Excellent Movie.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much For Sharing..

[@springsogourne]

Actually many homes had high ceilings, not just the wealthy.

[@cw1294]

The way he kissed his mother goodbye was too much! She deserves to lose that good guy so selfish.

[@christinamacneal6187]

men need to be highly respectful..to their mothers and wives.¥💞

[@xxempress]

@@christinamacneal6187 indeed! And women must love, honor, and respect their husbands and fathers.

[@deboralee1623]

"Kill me now." -- the dog

[@xxempress]

Lol seriously! That dog was like, "Woman, you need to consummate your marriage already and have yourself an ACTUAL baby. I am a DOG." Makes me think of modern day crazy cat ladies and their "furbabies". It's a poor substitute for a healthy fruitful marriage and children.

[@sissytacsiat548]

Great movie !! Than You For Sharing 😄

[@prasenjitdey4222]

👌👌Movie, it's going to go a long way!!👍👏👏

[@catmother1989]

Thanks for posting !!! 🍁🍂🌷🌺🌼🎻🌿🌺

[@angelaknight7184]

That’s a good film Thankyou

[@kpflo123]

Joel McCrea was the poor man's William Holden.

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

LOL when Lucille puts her husband out n the car to keep the rat-dog warm...LMAO. I'm with Dorathea, that's a husband I'd keep..lmao

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Good one thanks!

[@tootsieshmutsie6428]

The ending makes it all worth it

[@JC-gw3yo]

Fun little movie.. And I believe the credits forgot to mention funny man Buster Keaton

[@im1who84u]

Did you mean to say "Ned Sparks"?

[@dnb-ang]

Love Ned Sparks!

[@theresaholguin699]

Great stars great movie

[@chicagogyrl4846]

A few more months won’t hurt anything?? Damn, how long is a honeymoon for these people?? 😆

[@hensonlaura]

For the super-rich of these times, and earlier times, a year was not out of line. They didn't WORK.

[@ahumanlewis4793]

I like how he spends the entire movie uncomfortable being emasculated by his wife and her wealth. Then tells a grown ass man "...and BOY, bring in a table". Ahhhh, America lol

[@robertcuminale1212]

It was very common to address men performing menial tasks as "boy". Blacks, Bell boys in hotels and shoeshine boys are common examples. It was meant to be demeaning but only the most superior feeling people used it.

[@ahumanlewis4793]

@@robertcuminale1212 Ah, yeah, we get it. Thanks for mansplaining.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

$1,000 1931 is worth $17,120 2021. This how you balance your peas on your knife. "Gargling your soup in the key of A Minor." Mind boggling.

[@misst.e.a.187]

That's crazy

[@robertcuminale1212]

"I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life. They do taste kind of funny, but it keeps them on the knife." Unknown

[@pgronemeier]

$20,662 today 2 years later...LoL

[@susanb2015]

It was better in the 70s when old movies were always playing on wonderful Free TV.

[@laurakibben4147]

@susanb2015 But people let "them" force us into pay TV and on and on... Shameful that WiFi and cable packages are what they are PER household!! Wasted money filled with advertising 😡

[@susanb2015]

@@laurakibben4147 I wish it was the early 70s or 60s.

[@susanb2015]

I had to get rid of TV. There was never anything on anyway. But I was paying $300 for two TVs.

[@laurakibben4147]

@@susanb2015 Kudos to you!!! At the very least, you aren't one of the many many complaining they can't afford to live, raise kids, have a home, etc while lining someone else's pockets with that $300! Throughout my son's raising, we would have cable for 3 months a year or so. Even at their young ages, they could see you ran out of things to watch or worth watching by the end of that 3 months.

[@joyced.5657]

"Can't I have him, Daddy, pleaaaaaaase?" Like Dick Brunton was some kind of pet, lol TYPICAL rich girl

[@im1who84u]

I was thinking the same thing and thought that was the funnest line/scene in the movie.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

@@im1who84u Could it be possible that you both seem to have overlooked that in those times, especially in those circles of wealth, it not only was the social custom to get the approval of the parents but women had little individual rights like being able to start their own Bank account or have a Passport or work without written permission from the male be it Father or a Husband. Women had only gained electoral rights on paper in 1920. in the USA. You did what your parents said, especially the Father and especially if your whole existence depended upon the benevolence of your Father.(or your Husband) Hence the "Pleaaaaaaase". Women's Rights? Modern women do not appreciate the history of their present existence, and by the word "appreciate," I mean, to fully understand.

[@im1who84u]

@@carolleenkelmann4751 You bring up some very valid points. This movie was made when times were different and no one knew what the future held for any of us or how this movie would age....... but looking at it today, it is a funny scene. Maybe not meant to be funny when it was originally filmed, but still funny. I also like the last part of your comment. "Modern women do not appreciate the history of their present existence, and by the word "appreciate," I mean, to fully understand." I agree with you. Some women have abuse their new found freedoms and rights and take advantage of men. The smart men see this and have avoided getting married all together, not wanting to risk loosing their house, children, savings, future earnings, and retirement. Not wanting to be falsely accused of hitting their wives' or sexually assaulting their very own children. Women have jobs and careers now and can be completely self-sufficient making six digit figures, independent, and have no need of a man. Claim to be equal to a man, want to be treated equal, can do anything a man can do and do it better. Yet when they are out on a date with a man they expect the man pick them up in their car, using their gas, and to pay for their dinner or whatever else it is they are doing that night. What exactly is SHE bringing to the table in this relationship? More and more men are now expecting women to pay their own way on dates now or their just not dating at all. Women want a traditional man but still want to be a modern woman. Well, okay then. I have no problem staying at home cleaning, vacuuming, washing clothes, and having dinner ready for my wife when she gets home from work. She can take the trash out, mow the lawn, and shovel the snow while I stay inside where it's air-conditioned making sandwiches and ice-tea for her when she's done and not complain about doing it, or that after her working all day she still needs to come home help me fold clothes and wash the dishes. I'll even have seex with her without complaining or putting conditions on it. I'll be glad to massage her feet, give her a back rub, or run a bath for her and wash her back and dry her off when she's done. And when I divorce her because I am just not "feeling it" any more and need to "find myself". I'll kick her out and take the house she is still paying for, move in my new girlfriend, and turn the kids against her.

[@dianagreen5700]

His mother surely didn’t give him good advice!!

[@user-wc7mo9uo9o]

Nice movie. Kept husbands, kept wifes.... nothing changed in 100 years! Except that huge distinction between poor and rich back then and difference what having money could of get you. Much more stylish life in comparison to today.

[@terrymoore5000]

Great ending 👍💕

[@deboralee1623]

43:28: "...alone and quiet." nice way to treat Mom. _real_ nice.

[@annaweathers4614]

At 33:26 What's going on anyhow!? Newlyweds are supposed to sleep in the same bed. The little rich girl is treating her husband like a pet hamster or something...bad move!

[@emilymalden3310]

That was a little odd to me as well.

[@ironduke2000]

Yeah, I couldn't figure out what was going on there. Why did she suddenly become a tease? Did she want him to take her by storm? Was that part of her fantasy of marrying someone "beneath" her? Anyway strange scene.

[@deboralee1623]

maybe a newlyweds-in-the-same-bed scene would've been too much at the time, but i don't think two beds in the same room would've been inappropriate.

[@xxempress]

I thought the same thing! He seemed as taken aback as anyone would be. I'm glad he finally worked up the nerve to go in the room at the end of the scene, though I spent much of the movie wishing he'd put his foot down. Spoilt rich girl needed a good slap.

[@robertcuminale1212]

@@deboralee1623 When the code came in one item was that only twin beds could be used in scenes. Never mind that the carpet was worn out between them. In Orthodox Jewish homes twin beds is the norm even today. In the 1950s Luci and Ricky had to have twin beds even though they were married in real life. When Luci got pregnant for real it was written into the plot but the word pregnant could not be used in the dialogue. A syringe needle could not be shown entering skin and many other normal occurrences and words. Television was even worse about censorship. When Elvis Presley was on the Ed Sullivan show the cameras could only film him from the waist up. The Rolling Stones had to change the lyrics of "Let's spend the Night Together" to "Let's spend Some Time Together". Jagger rolled his eyes every time he had to sing that line.

[@deborahduthie4519]

Did you notice the low skyline as their ship passed Statue of Liberty? Different times 92 years ago.

[@debedwards1717]

His mother should have said, just TELL her you’re a working man! She should also have told him not to be a wimp!

[@atlasshrugged7475]

I agree. The mom had no idea as to what was actually going on and only had her own experience to go off of. Great example that, as hard as it is for moms, it is important they not butt in on their kids on their kid's relationships! It is a toughy when the grown child seeks the mom's advice or opinion. I guess mom can give her thoughts; but, acknowledge her advise is coming from a relatively limited viewpoint. The parent can ask questions (not leading ones) as a way of helping the child come to their own conclusion. Just some thoughts, I don't have a degree for counseling 😋

[@gratti0370]

Thank you

[@carolswarbrick1722]

Marvel. Marvellous. Thrilling l am thrilled...

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I love happy endings...

[@bobsaturday4273]

they recite lines like a school play but hey , this is a really great film !

[@PizzaFLIX]

well, it is an early talkie... the actors were just learning their craft.

[@bobsaturday4273]

yes , thats true . don't get me wrong here tho , I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was only parts of it were lacking in feel. just watched the start again and maybe thats it , it opens like gang busters , blame it on the director for not keepin the momentum up , either way , thanx PF

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Very strange that she didn’t meet his father, along with his mother!

[@antilogism]

You mean Huey, the boarder?

[@js-pb2kf]

I figured that since she was running a boarding house, his father must have passed away and his mother was a widow. Could be wrong, though.

[@misst.e.a.187]

His mother was probably a widow.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Being mega-rich is a great blessing; think of all the great things having a lot of $$$$$; schools, hospitals, and all the ways you can help people rich and poor money can assist. Blowing money on trinkets is not only sinful but a waste of valuable resources. On a side note these so-called pre-code films are more to real life then that romantic hearts & flowers nonsense they used to crank out once the morally minded snobs used to propose but this is just my opinion. Now movies are degenerate, racist, anti-religious and mostly propagandist.

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I am undecided there are people who want expensive things but they don't realize that they have to work very hard for it. The daughter in the movie was like that type if person.

[@bobsaturday4273]

the thousand dollars that supposedly showed his character ...shouldn't that have been given to the familys of the injured men ?

[@LSSYLondon]

Workmans comp has been around since 1923.

[@robertcuminale1212]

Some compensation may have happened but it's irrelevant to the plot. Take a writing course and pay a attention to the part on plot development. The writer of this movie plot could have added how and why the situation occurred, how injured the men were if at all, whether they were married and how many children they had. These are 90-120 minute plays not War and Peace.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Wednesday, December 20th - it was, and it was my Birthday - future speaking... ⚛

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

Beth Bartlett Happy Birthday! 🎊🎉🎂

[@notmypotato3730]

Mine is on December 21 It's not the best season to be born in is it?

[@gailfisher1350]

Not a bad house for poor folk.

[@xxempress]

Yeah, even low end things were actually built decently from good materials and were intended to last. Of course, this was during the Great Depression - no one in this movie was actually portraying the truly down and out.

[@hensonlaura]

They weren't poor, they were middle class.

[@antilogism]

Huey was a laugh and a half! I'd likely let him slide on rent as well, just for the free entertainment.

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

37:45 "You Worm"🐛Lmao!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@wendybutler1681]

Ned Sparks died the day before I was born.

[@davewarwicker2512]

The upper classes were not like that. They were raised on the value of humility. If you think about it, the portrayal here smells of bigotry

[@nivedmorts]

Where was this movie set? Also, a quick read at imdb of Clara Kimball Young is pretty interesting :)

[@iac4357]

Good question. The movie took place in December, and it seemed somewhat warm and free of snow. I was thinking California, but they yachted to France.

[@atlasshrugged7475]

Been binging on these oldies, all things being relative this is one of the better ones. I realize not all may agree with me on this; but, I find men kissing their moms on the lips or moms kissing their children on the lips very off putting. I have seen this in these old movies.

[@hensonlaura]

Because in our sex obsessed, self gratifying times, kissing is no longer associated with unsexual love. Similarly, being arm-in-arm and hand holding for pure affection and not sexual signaling. Affection was easy & natural once, and sex was private business. Now we can easilly screw a stranger but wouldn't dare admit caring for a new friend.

[@claudiam2474]

Dorothy mackeil name was first! Even fore joel.she was such pre code queen

[@chirellealanalooney7895]

Please find some more movies with Ned Sparks.

[@edwardseymour4930]

...no one believes THAT anymore (that ... “husbands must be kept with love, devotion, and sacrifice”...)...they SAY and are advised to do, for their own self-respect, “dump the dope before he ruins your life completely!”...

[@mrskenscott9643]

This is GREAT! It should be colorized.

[@viverlysumlin7433]

Did he call The train man boy

[@deboralee1623]

unfortunately, yes.

[@TheEmmochka]

People used to have manners. , not like today. Today " society" of low life. F.....