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Small Town Girl

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1936 | 106m | English

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Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town. Kay likes the stranger, and when the drunken Bob decides that they should get married, Kay hesitates little before consenting. The morning after the affair, Bob, once sober, regrets his mistake. His strict and upright parents, however, insist that the young couple pretend marriage for 6 months before divorcing, in order to avoid bad publicity. Bob resents Kay for standing in the way of him and his fiancée, Priscilla, but Kay still hopes that he'd have a change of heart.
Release Date: Apr 10, 1936
Director: William A. Wellman
Writer: Frances Goodrich, John Lee Mahin, Albert Hackett, Ben Ames Williams, Edith Fitzgerald
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Keywords love triangle, small town, marriage proposal
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: Apr 25, 2024
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Name Character
Janet Gaynor Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Robert Taylor Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Binnie Barnes Priscilla Hyde
Andy Devine George Brannan
Lewis Stone Dr. Dakin
Elizabeth Patterson Ma Brannan
Frank Craven Will "Pa" Brannan
James Stewart Elmer Clampett
Isabel Jewell Emily 'Em' Brannan
Charley Grapewin Dr. Ned Fabre
Nella Walker Mrs. Dakin
Robert Greig Childers, Dakin's Butler
Edgar Kennedy Captain Mack
Willie Fung So-So
Agnes Ayres Catherine (uncredited)
Leonard Carey Concierge (uncredited)
Richard Carle Jeffers Cass, J.P. (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey Bit Role (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley Chick Page (uncredited)
Chester Gan Wing (uncredited)
Nora Lane Cissie (uncredited)
Drue Leyton Felicia (uncredited)
Robert Livingston Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
Claire McDowell Woman in Bed (uncredited)
George Meeker Dr. Bill Underwood (uncredited)
Harold Miller Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse Dance Extra (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
Dick Wessel College Boy in Car (uncredited)
Name Job
William A. Wellman Director
Frances Goodrich Screenplay
John Lee Mahin Screenplay
Albert Hackett Screenplay
Charles Rosher Director of Photography
Ben Ames Williams Novel
Edith Fitzgerald Screenplay
John Hoffman Special Effects
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Geronimo1967
6.0

An ideal example of "act in haste, repent at leisure" this one, as poor old "Rob Dakin" (Robert Taylor) quite literally stumbles upon the bored "Kay" (Janet Gaynor) in her out of the way town. She takes an immediate shine to him, and on his drunken whim they marry... Next morning, he wakes up with a ... bit more than an hangover but his well-to-do parents insist that they sit tight for six months before divorcing. Less scandalous that way? Needless to say, his erstwhile fiancée "Priscilla" (Binnie Barnes) is none to pleased by her now ex-beau's activities - and "Kay" is still quite keen to hang onto to him. What will the six months bring? It's an enjoyable - if predictable - little caper this, with both Taylor and Gaynor on fine form. The comedy is simple, but still quite engaging and Binnie Barnes and Andy Divine (or, more specifically, his falsetto voice) work well to keep the pace moving along nicely. It is too long - the middle of the film has a bit of a paunch to it, but when the two at the top of the bill are on screen together, it's an amiable enough film to watch.

Apr 04, 2022