Nice Women

Nice Women
Directed by	Edwin H. Knopf
Produced by	E.M. Asher
Written by	Gladys Lehman (continuity)[1]; Richard Schaver (scenario editor)[1]
Screenplay by	Edwin H. Knopf
Based on	Nice Women, 1929 play; by William A Grew[1]
Starring	Sidney Fox; Frances Dee; Alan Mowbray; Lucile Gleason; Russell Gleason; James Durkin
Music by	Irving Bibo
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Edited by	Robert Carlisle; Maurice Pivar (supervising film editor)[1]
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 28, 1931; [1]
Running time	68 or 72 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Nice Women is a 1931 American pre-Code romance film written and directed by Edwin H. Knopf. The film stars Sidney Fox, Frances Dee, Alan Mowbray, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason and James Durkin.[2][3][1] It was released by Universal Pictures on November 28, 1931.

The film is based on the Broadway play Nice Women by William A. Grew, which premiered at the Longacre Theatre on June 10, 1929 and closed in August 1929 after 64 performances.[4]

Plot

A young woman, Jerry Girard (Frances Dee) is pushed by her mother (Lucille Gleason) and family into accepting the marriage proposal of a millionaire, Mark Chandler (Alan Mowbray), who is the employer of her father (James Durkin). To do so, she has to drop the boy she really loves and promised to marry, Billy Wells (Russell Gleason), but her family is seeking to recover from their financial woes and find security. When the millionaire finds out the real situation, he releases her from her vow and gives the young couple a $5000 wedding gift. He then leaves for Europe with an old flame, Dorothy Drew (Carmel Myers).

Cast

Sidney Fox as Beth Girard
Frances Dee as Jerry Girard
Alan Mowbray as Mark Chandler
Lucile Gleason as Mrs. Girard
Russell Gleason as Bill Wells
James Durkin as Mr. Girard
Kenneth Seiling as Jackie Girard
Carmel Myers as Dorothy Drew
Leonard Carey as Connors
Jo Wallace as Miss Irvine
Patsy O'Byrne as Mary
Florence Enright as Maid

Reception

The review in The New York Times called the film a "puerile story of a frustrated romance" and a "sorry affair" caused by "too many studio cooks", and points out "the plain fact of its mediocrity..." The reviewer also reports that the audience seemed indifferent to the film.[5]

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References

Nice Women at the American Film Institute Catalog
"Nice Women (1931) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
Erickson, Hal. "Nice Women (1932) - Edwin H. Knopf | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
Nice Women at the Internet Broadway Database
"A.D.S." (February 20, 1932) "A Match-Making Mother." The New York Times

External links

Nice Women at the American Film Institute Catalog
Nice Women at the TCM Movie Database
Nice Women on IMDb

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[afi-1] Nice Women at the American Film Institute Catalog

[2] "Nice Women (1931) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

[3] Erickson, Hal. "Nice Women (1932) - Edwin H. Knopf | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

[4] Nice Women at the Internet Broadway Database

[5] "A.D.S." (February 20, 1932) "A Match-Making Mother." The New York Times