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A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Ferdinand von Alten
- The Man
- (as Theo Von Alten)
Clifford Heatherley
- The Manager
- (uncredited)
Claude Hulbert
- Club Guest
- (uncredited)
Hannah Jones
- Club Servant
- (uncredited)
Jack Trevor
- The Officer
- (uncredited)
Marcel Vibert
- Maitre d'Hotel
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaIn a press conference for Family Plot (1976), Sir Alfred Hitchcock revealed that this movie is his least favorite of all he had made.
- GoofsWhen the captain issues orders, a shadow falls across the backdrop that is supposed to represent the sky.
- Quotes
The Manager: What brought you in here?
Betty: [smiles] Teeth!
The Manager: We're only interested in legs here.
Betty: I must have come in the wrong door - but it's all the same to me if you can give me a job.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
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A departure for Alfred Hitchcock and a mixed bag of a film
This film is a real mixed bag of sorts. The film follows a woman named Betty who is in love with her rich boyfriend. However, Betty also has a substantial amount of money and Betty's father believes that her boyfriend is a gold-digger. Betty takes her father's plane and goes after her boyfriend anyway who is on a ship heading to France. Betty attempts to get married to her boyfriend but they get in an argument and separate after they reach France. After getting back together Betty's father tells her that they have lost all of their money in the stock market which causes Betty's boyfriend to leave again. Will her boyfriend return or is he really a gold-digger? The story isn't very interesting when it comes down to it although I did enjoy the twist at the end of the film.
As for the acting, it's actually pretty good. Betty Balfour plays Betty and does a stupendous job at it. She seems to fit into the role very naturally and does a good job at not exaggerating emotions like in most silent films. Gordon Harker plays Betty's father Mark and seems to do a good job at seeming unpleased with his daughter's decision. And finally Jean Bradin plays Betty's boyfriend and he also does a good job in the role. While the acting is good, it doesn't save the film.
The special effects in the film are flawed and some of them seem obvious which isn't very good at all. However, the music is stupendous here and does a great job at creating emotions which you don't normally get from films of this time period. The camera angles and shots being used are truly ahead of their time which helps the film.
Even though I praised many aspects of the film the plot just feels so basic and uninteresting plus the poor quality of the special effects really hurt the atmosphere and immersion of the film. So while it has many positives it also has many negatives which causes it to equal out to a very mediocre film. Score: 4/10
As for the acting, it's actually pretty good. Betty Balfour plays Betty and does a stupendous job at it. She seems to fit into the role very naturally and does a good job at not exaggerating emotions like in most silent films. Gordon Harker plays Betty's father Mark and seems to do a good job at seeming unpleased with his daughter's decision. And finally Jean Bradin plays Betty's boyfriend and he also does a good job in the role. While the acting is good, it doesn't save the film.
The special effects in the film are flawed and some of them seem obvious which isn't very good at all. However, the music is stupendous here and does a great job at creating emotions which you don't normally get from films of this time period. The camera angles and shots being used are truly ahead of their time which helps the film.
Even though I praised many aspects of the film the plot just feels so basic and uninteresting plus the poor quality of the special effects really hurt the atmosphere and immersion of the film. So while it has many positives it also has many negatives which causes it to equal out to a very mediocre film. Score: 4/10
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- knoll360
- Feb 20, 2011
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $150
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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