This is a film awash in dramatic irony. There are so many details that the characters don't know but we see clearly. If it were only more interesting...
OMG, Loretta Young is a vision. I try not to get too carried away by the looks of any particular starlet, but this one is simply gifted on the visual sense. Her doe eyes makes a perfect distraction from the awkward exposition at the outset.
The only way this plot works is if Phyl is a total moron. The clues that the imp has lost interest are very clear. I'm not sure Loretta Young could play an idiot if she tried.
Loretta gets pretty flirty with her father figure, "Can't you respect me a little less?" Then she puts her arm around his shoulder while sitting on the arm of his chair. Dick and the audience are confused.
What do these young ladies see in this wealthy older man. Dick is called "Baby darling, big boy, and daddy." Oh yeah....he's mega rich.
ODDS AND ENDS
The phone booths have standard doors like a bedroom.
Phyl, "Where will we go on our honeymoon?" The imp, "Oh anyplace." Phyl, "Oh that'll be nice." (take a hint lady!)
Dick ask the old men about the imp's slutty interest, "Is she a...a..." "Yes, quite notorious." How are these old guys up on the gossip?
Firefly to Phyl, "You have a couple of dangerous curves yourself." One gold digger to another.
SMOKING RITUAL
We open with three men on a dark porch each enjoying a smoke, a perfect symbol of post-meal bonding.
The imp intently smokes as he gets interrogated by the old men about the firefly.
The firefly prefers Russian cigarettes. I wonder if those were banned at some point. We don't see her light up, but they are used to get the imp to see her pile of bills.
OMG, Loretta Young is a vision. I try not to get too carried away by the looks of any particular starlet, but this one is simply gifted on the visual sense. Her doe eyes makes a perfect distraction from the awkward exposition at the outset.
The only way this plot works is if Phyl is a total moron. The clues that the imp has lost interest are very clear. I'm not sure Loretta Young could play an idiot if she tried.
Loretta gets pretty flirty with her father figure, "Can't you respect me a little less?" Then she puts her arm around his shoulder while sitting on the arm of his chair. Dick and the audience are confused.
What do these young ladies see in this wealthy older man. Dick is called "Baby darling, big boy, and daddy." Oh yeah....he's mega rich.
ODDS AND ENDS
The phone booths have standard doors like a bedroom.
Phyl, "Where will we go on our honeymoon?" The imp, "Oh anyplace." Phyl, "Oh that'll be nice." (take a hint lady!)
Dick ask the old men about the imp's slutty interest, "Is she a...a..." "Yes, quite notorious." How are these old guys up on the gossip?
Firefly to Phyl, "You have a couple of dangerous curves yourself." One gold digger to another.
SMOKING RITUAL
We open with three men on a dark porch each enjoying a smoke, a perfect symbol of post-meal bonding.
The imp intently smokes as he gets interrogated by the old men about the firefly.
The firefly prefers Russian cigarettes. I wonder if those were banned at some point. We don't see her light up, but they are used to get the imp to see her pile of bills.