FALSE PRETENSES(1935)
Scammer meets scammer, and I think the scammer's
going to win!! C+
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
"A woman can fool a man, but she has a difficult
time putting anything over on her own sex." So
says the veteran vixen Betty Compson as she realizes
the designs that old flame Sidney Blackmer on the
newcomer to the female game, Irene Ware, scheming
to trap a rich man, but naively believing that
Blackmer isn't interested in her. He knows she's
an opportunist but doesn't mind, watching her
flirt with the pompous or foolish rich men cavorting
around the pool of a fancy resort. This is society
comedy poverty row style, and there certainly is
a lot of that.
In addition to Ware, Blackmer and Compson, there's
sweet looking little old lady Lucy Beaumont as
Ware's seemingly innocent companion. There's all
sort of eccentric types, usually the unknowing
barbs of Compson's cracks, and the men from Ware's
past who expose her to a bootlegger in society
who is as crass as she is sweet and innocent on
the surface. Call this a scheming Cinderella
story where not so noble intentions come out
rewarded. As screwball comedies began taking
late depression era potshots at the silly
idle rich, this one took a more serious view
with a sly wink, but missing the wackiness
that has made the screwball comedy genre a
fan favorite today. - mark.waltz
Irene Ware ... Mary Beekman
Sidney Blackmer ... Kenneth Alden (as Sydney Blackmer)
Betty Compson ... Clarissa Stanhope
Russell Hopton ... Pat Brennan
Edward Gargan ... Mike O'Reilly
Ernest Wood ... Tiffany Cortland
Lucy Beaumont ... Miss Milgrim
Marshall Ruth ... Gardner
Dot Farley ... Mrs. Smythe
John Picorri ... Soutar (as John Piccori)
Herbert Clifton ... Bleven
William Humphrey ... Newman (as William Humphries)
Wilson Benge ... Stephens (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Florence Dudley ... Waitress (uncredited)
Jane Keckley ... Mrs. Nowlan - Landlady (uncredited)
Lafe McKee ... Doorman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Policeman (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ... Elsie - Chambermaid (uncredited)
Jack Shutta ... Waiter (uncredited)
Al Thompson ... Avery - Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
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