Alice Adams, 1935

Director George Stevens
Starring: Katharine Hepburn and Fred MacMurray
IMDB Link:  Alice Adams

sez says--what a bore..maybe during The Great Depression people felt buoyed up by this sort of tripe about a 'poor family' that can't provide all of the lovely things a daughter should have..she after all asks for nothing and only cries in the rain when no one can see her tears. Well of course it turns out that the rich guy loves her just for herself--and the stingy boss turns out to be a good guy after all.  Hepburn is all swish and sway as she moves quickly from one scene to another and her fast breathy talk seems to never stop.  I guess some might find her fun to watch--but not me, at least not in this drag of a movie.

mjc says:  Holy Tripe!  I try to be tolerant of the nonsense that poured out of the studios in the 30s, and so much of it is fun to watch, but this makes no sense at all.  Like, for example, the father is supposedly so sick he is unable to go to work but when his daughter can't get a corsage he jumps right out of bed and starts his own business!