Bad Girl (1931 film)
| Bad Girl | |
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 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by |
Edwin J. Burke (continuity & dialogue) Rudolf Sieber (uncredited) |
| Based on |
Bad Girl (1928 novel) by Viña Delmar Bad Girl (1930 play) bu Viña Delmar and Broan Marlowe |
| Starring |
Sally Eilers James Dunn Minna Gombell |
| Cinematography | Chester Lyons |
| Edited by | Margaret Clancey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release dates | September 19, 1931 (US)[1] |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million[2] |
Bad Girl is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film. It was written by Edwin J. Burke, from the 1928 novel by Viña Delmar and the 1930 play by Delmar and Brian Marlowe. The film was directed by Frank Borzage.
The movie stars Sally Eilers, James Dunn (actor) and Minna Gombell, and details, in realistic fashion, the day-to-day lives and loves of ordinary people going about their ordinary lives. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Borzage won the Academy Award for Directing and Burke won for Best Writing, Adaptation.
Plot
Edna Driggs (Minna Gombell) is a model, performing one afternoon for Bridal clothes together with friend and colleague Dorothy Haley (Sally Eilers). After the job they hang out on a fun-steamboat. Dorothy drags her to a man, saying something about a bet, so Edna plays an ukulele standing near to a man, who is evidently disturbed by the ladies and the ukulele. This man is Eddie Collins (James Dunn), who works in a Radio Shop and dreams to have a shop on his own. He had been saving for it for years.
Cast
Cast notes
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Production
Director Frank Borzage wanted Spencer Tracy for the lead role, but Fox would not agree to this. Several studio besides Fox were interested in the rights to the novel and play, including Pathé, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Pictures, but they were scared off by the Hays Office's insistence that any film made from the material would have difficulty meeting their standards. Fox, however, was able to provide the censors with a treatment which earned their approval.[1]
Awards and honors
Bad Girl was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931. Borzage won the Oscar for Best Director, and Edwin J. Burke won for his adaptation. The film was also listed as one of the ten best films of the year by Film Daily.[1]
Adaptations
20th Century Fox remade the story in 1940 as Manhattan Heartbeat.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bad Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ "FILM WORLD.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). October 19, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
External links
- Bad Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Bad Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- Bad Girl at the TCM Movie Database