She Had to Say Yes
1933 | 65m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Busby Berkeley, George Amy |
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| Writer: | John Francis Larkin, Rian James, Don Mullaly |
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| Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1933 |
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| Director: | Busby Berkeley, George Amy |
| Writer: | John Francis Larkin, Rian James, Don Mullaly |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, great depression, engagement, sexual harassment, pre-code, male domination, sexual exploitation |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Loretta Young | Florence 'Flo' Denny |
| Winnie Lightner | Maizee |
| Lyle Talbot | Daniel 'Danny' Drew |
| Regis Toomey | Tommy Nelson |
| Hugh Herbert | Luther Haines |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Sol Glass |
| Suzanne Kilborn | Birdie Reynolds |
| Helen Ware | Mrs. Haines |
| Harold Waldridge | Glass' Office Boy |
| Charles Lane | Mr. Bernstein (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Cabaret Patron (uncredited) |
| Jed Prouty | Mr. Goran (uncredited) |
| Donna Mae Roberts | Woman Slapping Luther (uncredited) |
| Barbara Rogers | Model (uncredited) |
| Renee Whitney | Customer Girl with Tommy and Birdie (uncredited) |
| Pat Wing | Model (uncredited) |
| Toby Wing | Model (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Busby Berkeley | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| George Amy | Director, Editor |
| John Francis Larkin | Story |
| Rian James | Screenplay |
| Don Mullaly | Screenplay |
| Arthur L. Todd | Director of Photography |
| Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
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7.0
An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected to be promiscuous while women are expected to be virgins. The greatest shortcoming of the film is ... imposed of the norms of the period: Loretta, like every woman, has to forgive any outrageous and even violent behaviour by a sexually aggressive male and to assume that it is really her fault.
Jun 23, 2021