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Kept Husbands

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After rescuing two workers during a steel mill accident, Dick Brunton (Joel McCrea) is invited to the home of his boss, Arthur Parker (Robert McWade), as a show of thanks. There, Parker's daughter, Dot (Dorothy Mackaill), takes a liking to him and sets out to win him over. Dick and Dot marry, and he receives a promotion, thanks to Dot's pleading with her father. Soon, though, Dot becomes preoccupied with her social life, giving little attention to Dick, who begins to doubt her fidelity.
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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Rated: 66/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member good pre-code dram-com & early talkie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Strictly for Joel's fans and people who have a high tolerance for cheese. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A young steel worker falls in love with the boss' daughter. They get married, but soon enough the ambitious and proud young man starts feeling like nothing more than a kept husband. Too campy to be a drama and not exactly amusing enough to be a romantic comedy, this Lloyd Bacon film is quite dull, forgettable and only rarely brightened up, mostly by a hard to miss supporting role in the cynical father of the young man. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member ok com-dram & early talkie and pre-code pic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After rescuing two workers during a steel mill accident, Dick Brunton (Joel McCrea) is invited to the home of his boss, Arthur Parker (Robert McWade), as a show of thanks. There, Parker's daughter, Dot (Dorothy Mackaill), takes a liking to him and sets out to win him over. Dick and Dot marry, and he receives a promotion, thanks to Dot's pleading with her father. Soon, though, Dot becomes preoccupied with her social life, giving little attention to Dick, who begins to doubt her fidelity.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
William LeBaron
Screenwriter
Louis Sarecky
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2017
Runtime
1h 16m
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