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Not So Dumb

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Dulcy (Marion Davies) is engaged to Gordon (Elliott Nugent), an up-and-coming businessman with grandiose aspirations. In an effort to help him with his career, she invites his potential business partner, jeweler Mr. Forbes (William Holden), to their home, along with his daughter and girlfriend. Despite her best intentions, Dulcy is not the most-eloquent of hostesses and is quickly overwhelmed by the evening's events, making one blunder after another, putting Gordon's career at risk.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews lame farcical comedy that really is dumb. Rated: C+ Mar 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great farcical romp for 1930...remember this was the very beginning and lead actors play their parts well. Marion Davies is a stand-out and the film moves along at a nice pace. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member another great pre-code talkie that davies had chops Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dulcy (Marion Davies) is engaged to Gordon (Elliott Nugent), an up-and-coming businessman with grandiose aspirations. In an effort to help him with his career, she invites his potential business partner, jeweler Mr. Forbes (William Holden), to their home, along with his daughter and girlfriend. Despite her best intentions, Dulcy is not the most-eloquent of hostesses and is quickly overwhelmed by the evening's events, making one blunder after another, putting Gordon's career at risk.
Director
King Vidor
Producer
Marion Davies, King Vidor
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 15m