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      Bad Girl

      Released Aug 13, 1931 1h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 40% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Working-class model Dorothy Haley (Sally Eilers) deflects unwanted passes by claiming she's married to a boxer, but when hard-boiled radio salesman Eddy Collins (James Dunn) shows no interest in her charms, it piques her curiosity. Their ensuing rocky marriage founders due to the couple's Depression-era poverty and Eddy's proud belief that he should be his family's only breadwinner. But, when Dorothy gets pregnant and Eddy loses his job, he goes into prizefighting to support his wife and child. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 11 Buy Now

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      Nathanael Hood The Retro Set Not everybody can have a Hollywood romance...but with Bad Girl Borzage dares to answer these dilemmas with one simple word: "And?" Rated: 7/10 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Louisa E Okay. (Imagine I said that with a little salute thing - you'll know if you've watched the movie). There were some clever elements in this movie. I fell for the wedding insinuation! Lovely dresses and flowers! The dialogue is excellent - witty and fast. There was a sense of character development as the characters revealed their true selves to the grieving woman. And the plot gets cute. But then, an hour in, it reverts to one of the laziest troupes of couples misunderstanding each other, jumping to conclusions, and keeping secrets. That stuff infuriates me. I would have been happier if the whole plot had been as good as the first half. The acting was adequate, and I was impressed with the chemistry between the two leads. My favourite actress, though, was Minna Gombell as Edna Driggs. I thought she was fantastic and genuine. There were some great cinematographic elements; my favourite was the wedding scenes at the beginning. The costumes and sets were good, especially (again) with the wedding scene. If the whole movie were like the first half, I would have given it maybe an 8, but I was disappointed and frustrated in the second half, which bumped the score right down. It's got fantastic dialogue and comes across well. I really like Borzage films, so while I'm glad he won the Oscar here, I'm not sure this was the movie to win it with. It didn't seem to have much directional brilliance. (I preferred 7th Heaven). 6.8/10. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The plot follows the courtship and marriage of two young, working class people and the misunderstandings that result from their not having learned to trust and communicate with one another. It propelled then unknown actors Eilers and Dunn to stardom. It won Best Director (Borzage) and best Adapted Screenplay (Edwin Burke). At the time it was viewed as a modern take on contemporary life at the time. Dunn was a sensitive, nervous, conscientious young husband which was an astonishingly strong performance. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Tom M Dunn's character is simply miserable and unpleasant for the entire movie, making it difficult to watch. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/21 Full Review william d While contemporary reviews were positive, I almost dozed off. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d Eilers is really good, the rest is not. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A misleading title. Mostly a romance story about 2 young ppl in love who secretly do things selflessly behind each other's back. When ever they try to do something nice for one another tho high jinx ensues. The film hasn't aged well at all, partly due to sexism/outdated values (the wife can't work mentality, nurse teasing the mom with other babies, men harassing women??). It obvi has wholesome values at the film's heart and I guess some laughs for the time, but for the most part it just comes across as 2 ppl bein immature n not communicating enuff with one another. Its just not believable nowadays and its annoying how most of all their probs could've been avoided if they just would talk more instead of acting like prideful teenagers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Working-class model Dorothy Haley (Sally Eilers) deflects unwanted passes by claiming she's married to a boxer, but when hard-boiled radio salesman Eddy Collins (James Dunn) shows no interest in her charms, it piques her curiosity. Their ensuing rocky marriage founders due to the couple's Depression-era poverty and Eddy's proud belief that he should be his family's only breadwinner. But, when Dorothy gets pregnant and Eddy loses his job, he goes into prizefighting to support his wife and child.
      Director
      Frank Borzage
      Distributor
      Fox
      Production Co
      Fox Film Corporation
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 13, 1931, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 23, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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