No Marriage Ties

Unrated

8/11/19331h 12m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

An unemployed reporter, fired because of his drinking, takes a job at an advertising agency. Drama.

Director:

J. Walter Ruben

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

suicide
open relationship
advertising
fired from the job
pre-code
cosmetics

Cast

Richard Dix

~ as ~

Bruce Foster

Elizabeth Allan

~ as ~

Peggy Wilson

Doris Kenyon

~ as ~

Adrienne Deane

Alan Dinehart

~ as ~

"Perk" Perkins

David Landau

~ as ~

Mr. Zimmer

Hobart Cavanaugh

~ as ~

Smith

Hilda Vaughn

~ as ~

Fanny Olmstead, Foster's Secretary

Charles C. Wilson

~ as ~

Red Moran, City Desk Editor

Jean Acker

~ as ~

Adrienne's Maid

Bess Flowers

~ as ~

Receptionist at Adrienne Deane Cosmetics

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Reviews (1)

FF
Frank F
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
An enjoyable film that has a few pre-code themes that would have required a few changes if filmed a year or two later. Bruce Foster (Dix) is brilliant, but also a failure. A failure to the bottle, a failure at marriage and a failure at work. In a drunken stupor he meets Peggy Wilson (Allan), who is also a recent failure, eyeing him in the bar. She is a failure as an artist and love, broke, far from home and near desperation. They strike up a friendship and understanding.

Bruce stumbles into an advertising job, bringing Peggy along with him. They both succeed, at least for a while. At this point in the film begins the theme of Bruce being a charlatan, bringing disgrace to everything he touches. This message is the weakest point in the film. You get the sense that several scenes are missing that would support this theme. Despite these failings the film is still worth a watch.