A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.A Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.
Tyrell Davis
- Basil, called 'Pompom'
- (as Tyrrell Davis)
Eleanor Gutöhrlein
- Maybelle - Party Girl
- (as Sisters 'G')
Karla Gutöhrlein
- Marie - Party Girl
- (as Sisters 'G')
Ethlyne Clair
- Yvonne - Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
- Night Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was originally completed as a musical, but due to audience interest in such film waning in the U.S., all of those numbers were cut in the U.S. & UK releases, but left intact for other countries. A print of the U.S. version has been preserved by the Library of Congress.
- GoofsOn a map, Toto points out the locations of Cannes and Monte Carlo in the north of France on the coastline of the English Channel. Both cities are in the south of France on the Mediterranean coast.
- Quotes
Tania Donaliff: [refering to her trip to Africa] But I could never stand intense heat for long.
Diane Churchill: Then the place I had in mind for you wouldn't do at all.
Tania Donaliff: No. Huh?
[chuckles]
Tania Donaliff: Charming.
Featured review
Look fast for Louise Brooks
"God's Gift to Women" is nowhere near a star turn for Louise Brooks. The movie belongs to Frank Fay, who was a popular Broadway star of light comedies at the time, and the first husband of Barbara Stanwyck. Casting the effeminate Fay as a Casanova was a stretch, but his delivery is quite funny in places. The plot line is pretty predictable stuff, but there's a sweet little twist in the final scenes.
Laura La Plante, a tall, rangy Missouri beauty, has the female lead. She successfully made the transfer from silents to talkies. La Plante is charming, and she is photographed to best advantage.
Tenth billing. This is what Hollywood did with Louise Brooks in the early 30s, even after she had made "Pandora's Box" and "Diary of a Lost Girl," the two German films which assured her immortality. But very few Americans had seen those movies at all in 1931, and those who had saw only heavily censored versions.
Very little has changed in Hollywood in the past nearly 80 years. Consider Adrien Brody, whose Oscar netted him Diet Coke commercials, and Halle Berry, whose Golden Boy landed her roles in screen gems such as "Gothika" and "Catwoman." Hollywood punished Louise Brooks for being an independent thinker. Yet she makes the most of her 4-5 minutes' screen time in "God's Gift to Women." As always, you simply can't take your eyes off her.
Laura La Plante, a tall, rangy Missouri beauty, has the female lead. She successfully made the transfer from silents to talkies. La Plante is charming, and she is photographed to best advantage.
Tenth billing. This is what Hollywood did with Louise Brooks in the early 30s, even after she had made "Pandora's Box" and "Diary of a Lost Girl," the two German films which assured her immortality. But very few Americans had seen those movies at all in 1931, and those who had saw only heavily censored versions.
Very little has changed in Hollywood in the past nearly 80 years. Consider Adrien Brody, whose Oscar netted him Diet Coke commercials, and Halle Berry, whose Golden Boy landed her roles in screen gems such as "Gothika" and "Catwoman." Hollywood punished Louise Brooks for being an independent thinker. Yet she makes the most of her 4-5 minutes' screen time in "God's Gift to Women." As always, you simply can't take your eyes off her.
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- ecjones1951
- Jul 2, 2006
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- Budget
- $222,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
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