Fredric March

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.

A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1930 and July 1934, before the Hollywood Production Code —the infamous Hays Code— was enforced.

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and professional life that features intimate personal accounts, interviews and clips from his most acclaimed work on the silver screen.

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Estamos em 1912, tudo se passa dentro de um bar espelunca chamado The Last Chance Saloon, onde seus clientes pobres aguardam ansiosamente a chegada de Hickey, que aparece anualmente e oferece para todo mundo bebidas gratuitas e histórias espirituosas de suas viagens. No entanto, quando Hickey aparece este ano, é com uma mensagem de temperança e uma exortação a desistir de sonhos sem esperança e enfrentar a realidade. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.

No Velho Oeste John Russell é um branco que foi criado pelos apaches. Repentinamente ele fica sabendo que seu pai morreu e lhe deixou uma pensão, que é administrada por Jessie. Ao tomar posse de sua propriedade John avisa Jessie que planeja vender a propriedade, pois não se sente muito à vontade no mundo dos brancos. De repente no lugarejo aparece um ricaço, Favor, acompanhado por sua esposa Audra, que estão com tanta pressa de viajar que concordam em comprar até os cavalos e o que for necessário. Quatro outras pessoas acabam viajando com o casal, entre elas está Russell, mas durante a primeira etapa da viagem ele comenta que já comeu cachorro e viveu em uma reserva apache. Assim na primeira parada Favor se dirige ao cocheiro Mendez, exigindo que Russell viaje na parte de cima da diligência e não na cabine, pois sua presença incomodava Audra.

O impopular presidente (Fredric March) dos Estados Unidos consegue um tratado de desarmamento nuclear através do Senado, mas descobre que a nação está se voltando contra ele. Jiggs Casey (Kirk Douglas), um coronel da Marinha, encontra provas de que o general Scott (Burt Lancaster), o chefe popular do 'Joint Chiefs', e determinado candidato presidencial, em 2 anos, não está planejando esperar. Casey vai até o presidente com tal informação e uma rede de intrigas começa.

O Condenado de Altona é um filme de drama ítalo-francês de 1962, dirigido por Vittorio De Sica. É baseado na peça de mesmo nome de Jean-Paul Sartre. Para este filme, Vittorio De Sica ganhou o David di Donatello de Melhor Diretor.

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.

An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.

Numa cidade marcada pela forte presença da comunidade religiosa, professor é preso por ensinar a Teoria da Evolução de Darwin. O caso vai para o tribunal, onde acontece uma série de inflamados debates ideológicos, que mexem com a localidade e com seus habitantes. Baseado em caso real ocorrido em 1925, com os debates entre Clarence Darrow e William Jennings Bryan reconstruidos a partir das transcrições do julgamento real.

Another version of the Dickens classic

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 60s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village, following the octogenarian Samaritan in his daily rounds.

An old Bedouin tells the story of the twenty-three year old Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s daring raid on Riyadh to geologists exploring the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

Esta incrível história de sonhos e esperanças do pós-guerra, baseada no romance de Sloan Wilson, teve impacto em muitos homens e suas famílias. Gregory Peck é um marido e pai dedicado que larga seu emprego singelo e vai em busca de uma carreira promissora em publicidade. Com mais pressão no trabalho e cada vez mais problemas com sua esposa (Jennifer Jones), o jovem executivo em ascensão tem que decidir, como fez o seu chefe (Fredric March), o que é mais importante na vida: a família ou o sucesso.

He was a fierce military commander who led huge armies into battle without a single defeat; a magnificent warrior who many believed was part god - this was Alexander the Great (Richard Burton), the legendary Greek hero hailed by his countrymen as "The King of Kings". Born in 356 B.C. into a turbulent world of political unrest, educated by Aristotle (Barry Jones) and chosen to lead his people in the grand tradition of his powerful father (Fredric March), this glamorous world conqueror rose above all conflict to unite the continents of Europe and Asia to become one of the most celebrated rulers of all time! Written, produced and directed by Oscar - winner Robert Rossen and featuring the extraordinary Claire Bloom and a remarkable cast of thousands, this stunning portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures is colossal entertainment and an amazing spectacle.

Três condenados escapam e aterrorizam um lar do suburbio. Depois de escapar da prisão, Glenn Griffin, seu irmão Hal e um terceiro detento Sam Kobish escolhem aleatoriamente uma casa em um subúrbio de Indianápolis onde se esconder. A casa pertence à família Hilliard, Dan e Ellie que moram lá com sua filha de 19 anos Cindy e seu filho Ralph. Eles planejam ficar apenas até a meia-noite, enquanto Griffin está esperando por sua namorada, que vai encontrá-los com algum dinheiro que ele escondeu. Quando ela não chega, a estadia deles se estende por vários dias. Dan Hilliard joga seu jogo sabendo que se ele fizer qualquer tentativa de contatar a polícia, sua família pode ser pega no fogo cruzado.

Durante a Guerra da Coreia, um piloto de combate da Marinha deve chegar a um acordo com sua própria dúvida entre lutar a guerra e o medo de ter que bombardear um conjunto de pontes altamente defendidas. O fim deste sombrio drama de guerra é todo tensão. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)

Avery Bullard (Raoul Freeman), o presidente da Tredway Corporation, uma conhecida fábrica de móveis, morre repentinamente. Como ele não deixou claro quem seria o seu sucessor, o conselho executivo, formado por 7 pessoas, precisa se reunir rapidamente para encontrar um sucessor, pois como Avery faleceu na tarde de sexta-feira é importante que na segunda o mercado encontre a Tredway com novo presidente, para não desvalorizar as ações da empresa. O provável sucessor é Loren Phineas Shaw (Fredric Marsh), um frio homem de negócios que só pensa no lucro dos acionistas, sem se preocupar com a qualidade. Para impedi-lo de chegar à presidênciaé preciso encontrar logo alguém com idéias bem inovadoras, mas esta pessoa tem de ser uma das outras seis do conselho executivo, que se mostra dividido sobre qual o melhor caminho. Enquanto isso Shaw só precisa do seu voto e de mais três para se eleger.

A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the television show Shower of Stars, features Fredric March (The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit) as the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge, who's redemption comes after a ghostly night-time journey through his Christmas Past, Present and Future, and March received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal. The great Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) co-stars as the ghost of Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley, in what many consider to be the best and most chilling portrayal of Marley ever.

Em 1952 na então Tchecoslováquia, o gerente e palhaço do Circo Cernik, Karel, é investigado pela policia secreta comunista devido a manter em sua trupe diversos artistas estrangeiros. Além disso, sofre com problemas familiares: a esposa Zama está insatisfeita e a filha Tereza se enamorou de Vosdek, um dos trabalhadores do circo que nunca contou nada sobre seu passado. Quando Karel desconfia haver um informante da polícia dentre os membros do circo, ele começa os preparativos para por em prática um plano que vinha elaborando há três anos: o de cruzar a fronteira policiada, a "Cortina de Ferro", e fugir com todo os artistas para o Ocidente.

Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of failure, Willy begins to relive events from the past that involve his older son, Biff, and his wife, Linda. Willy tries to learn from past mistakes and works to make amends with his family, but his biggest struggle is to make peace with himself over a failed dream of financial success.

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.

The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations.

A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.

A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

Após a Segunda Guerra, 3 militares retornam aos seus lares e tentam se readaptar à sociedade. O maior clássico de guerra dos anos 40, este comovente e ainda atualíssimo filme, com roteiro de Robert Sherwood e a direção de Willian Wyller foi grande sucesso de bilheteria sendo vencedor de 7 Oscars.

German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.

A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.

U.S. Goverment film about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s and 1940s.

Rocksford, New England, 1672. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find happiness in their marriages. At present, politician Wallace Wooley, who is running for state governor, is about to marry his sponsor's daughter.

A Braodway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants is to retire to Connecticut and, following a few 'worlds-apart" discussion of the issue, they get a divorce. The actress marries a banker in a fit of pique only to quickly discover the divorce was not valid. She communicates this information to her not-yet ex-husband and he, to prevent consummation of the invalid marriage rescues her by sending plumbers, waiters, porters, chambermaids, bellhops, desk clerks, exterminators and, finally, a crowd of roistering conventioneers to the suite to ensure no bedtime story would take place there

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

An anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.

A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and must outwit him to escape imprisonment.

An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

Os jornais informam que Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard) sofre de uma doença incurável. Wally Cook (Fredric March), um jornalista de Nova York passa a investigar o caso e acaba se apaixonando pela moça.

Hollywood, anos 30. Esther Blodgett é mais uma das inúmeras garotas que sonham em virar estrela de cinema. O sonho torna-se realidade quando, trabalhando como garçonete numa festa, atrai a atenção do astro Norman Maine. Apaixonado, ele a transforma numa grande estrela. Porém, enquanto a amada conquista o sucesso, Norman se afunda no alcoolismo.

Time marches on.

O tenente Denet (Fredric March) é um oficial do exército francês que luta com todas as forças para impedir o avanço alemão durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. O que ele não sabe é que sua obsessão pela vitória o está transformando, aos olhos de seus homens, em seu pior inimigo. Além disso, ele disputa o amor de uma mulher com um capitão.

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Narrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the actual film.

Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has waited until the beginning of World War I before finally choosing Alan. Gerald graciously gives them his blessing. Then, Gerald and Alan go to war. Angered over a misunderstanding involving Alan and Kitty, Gerald sends Alan on a dangerous mission that will change all their lives forever.

Anna Karenina, casada um alto funcionário do governo russo, envolve-se com o Conde Vronsky, oficial da cavalaria, chocando a alta sociedade de 1874. Ela pede o divórcio, mas o marido, além de se recusar a concedê-lo, ainda a impede de ver o filho.

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can help her get out of town.

A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied.

Uma mulher não consegue decidir entre dois homens que a amam, e o trio concorda em tentar viver juntos em um relacionamento amigável platônico. Dois americanos que partilham um apartamento em Paris, o dramaturgo Tom Chambers (Fredric March) e o pintor George Curtis (Gary Cooper), são seduzidos pelo espírito livre de Gilda Farrell (Miriam Hopkins). Quando ela não consegue decidir com qual deles ela prefere ficar, propõe um "acordo de cavalheiros": Ela vai morar com eles como uma amiga e crítica de seus trabalhos, mas nunca vão ter relações sexuais. Mas quando Tom vai a Londres para supervisionar a produção de uma de suas peças, deixando Gilda sozinha com George, por quanto tempo o Acordo de Cavalheiros vai durar?

Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.

The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two old Christians are caught, and about to be hauled off, when Marcus, the highest military official in Rome, comes upon them. When he sees their stepdaughter Mercia, he instantly falls in love with her and frees them. Marcus pursues Mercia, which gets him into trouble with Emperor (for being easy on Christians) and with the Empress, who loves him and is jealous.

O amor entre um soldado e uma herdeira está ameaçado pelo crime que o pai dele cometeu contra a família dela décadas antes.

In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master of ceremonies, Fredric March, brings on the various acts, starting with a pre-teen Mitzi Green), dressed as an adult and singing "Was That the Human Thing to Do?" , followed by Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing-and-dancing to "The Girl Who Used to be You." Then the Three Brox Sisters do a triple imitation of Marlene Dietrich singing 'Falling in Love Again." 'Jack Duffy' does a drunken hillbilly bit involving a lamp post, the the finale has Eddie Peabody, playing a banjo for some chorus girls on a pedestal.

A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

O Dr. Henry Jekyll acredita que há dois lados distintos para os homens: Um lado bom e um mal. Ele acredita que, ao separar os dois, o homem pode se libertar. Ele tem êxito em seus experimentos com produtos químicos, se transforma em Hyde e comete crimes horríveis. Quando ele interrompe o uso da droga, já é tarde demais ...

A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where she becomes a successful business woman and meets wealthy businessman, Harry Davenport. He knows nothing of her past. Then someone from the past shows up. Will she be exposed? Will she follow through on her plan to marry?

In this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe. He sends the owner's daughter to a nurse's home until her mother is released. When the happy day comes, he goes to visit them, but is attacked by the doorman, who is in love with the daughter and jealous of the DA. The DA kills him in self-defense but is acquitted when the daughter delivers a highly emotional speech professing her love for him.

Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.

Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her daughter Gwen must decide between going on stage, or settling down in a conventional marriage. Julie is just thinking that it would be nice to retire and get married, when who should turn up but her old beau, Gilmore Marshal, the platinum magnate from South America.

Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions of her longtime friend, the volatile sculptor Ralph Le Saint. When pianist Paul Lockridge arrives from Paris, he begs Peggy to run away with him to France, where they can share adventure and a full life -- but complications arise for Peggy when Gibson's attractive daughter visits.

A spoiled young rich girl is sent to prison for accidentally running down a pedestrian. There she learns about a life and people she had never even imagined existed before.

Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stopping by. Things get a little zany when she sets her eyes on Bull's Eye McCoy a gunner who refuses to settle down.

The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles. The story begins as Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an Italian immigrant who has battled his way to success as a New York building contractor, decides to embark on a social career.

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors

A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.

A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their intermarriages and blend thoroughly, and you have a mixture a too-young-to-believe Frederic March will try to straighten out.

Moore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus girl in France to acquire a new persona.

Yvonne, proprietor of a Paris gown shop, marries Pierre, a poor artist, concealing from him an affair she had with Rigaud, an elderly boulevardier who bought the shop for her.

Jim Hutton and Mary Archer are two liberals who are content to remain faithful to each other in spirit only. They are married with all the ritual of a church wedding, the bride believing that each should be allowed perfect freedom in personal contacts. Complications arise when these ideals are put into practice.

Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his director Rupert Borka, and a girl he mistreated, Helen MacDonald, all have substantial reasons for having wanted him dead.

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor's respect.

The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.

Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He meets Marie Matin and her fiancée, Georges Roben, while viewing a new painting, "The Martyr--Truth Crucified by Evil." Marie declares that the picture was wrong--evil could never triumph over truth--and though Muller says he agrees with her, he plots to prove otherwise.

Larry and Barbara, both the products of rich but broken homes, plan a marriage of convenience. He really loves Marcia, a dancer, and Barbara vamps Keith, an architect. Keith's good sense prevails, and he marries Marcia and helps Larry make a man of himself. Barbara, after an unsuccessful attempt at an acting career, returns and asks forgiveness.

Billie Burke, the real-life wife of Flo Ziegfeld, plays Ziegfeld Follies dancer Elizabeth Banks who falls for a wealthy young man. His parents are shocked--and so is Elizabeth when she decides she'd rather have her beau's nerdish brother. She turns the mouse into a lion so that he'll be a worthy husband.

An artist pretends to be a valet to escape a woman's advances. He marries another woman but must keep painting in secret to make enough money.