Faithless (1932 film)

Faithless
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Directed by	Harry Beaumont
Written by	Carey Wilson
Based on	Tinfoil by Mildred Cram
Starring	Tallulah Bankhead Robert Montgomery
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Hugh Wynn
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	October 15, 1932 (1932-10-15)
Running time	74-77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Faithless is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film about a spoiled socialite who learns a sharp lesson when she loses all her money during the Great Depression. The film stars Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery, and was based on Mildred Cram's novel Tinfoil, which was the film's working title.

Plot

Socialite Carol Morgan (Bankhead) romps through the Depression with her wealth, while breaking up with Bill Wade (Montgomery) and getting back together with him.

Cast (in credits order)

Tallulah Bankhead as Carol Morgan
Robert Montgomery as William 'Bill' Wade
Hugh Herbert as Mr Peter M. Blainey
Maurice Murphy as Anthony 'Tony' Wade
Louise Closser Hale as First Landlady
Anna Appel as Mrs Mandel, Second Landlady
Lawrence Grant as Mr Ledyard
Henry Kolker as Mr Carter
Jack Baxley as Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Jay Eaton as Chez Louise Manager (uncredited)
Maude Eburne as Bit part (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway as Photographer (uncredited)
Tenen Holtz as Diner Proprietor (uncredited)
Virginia Howell as Mrs. Blainey (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell as Party Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien as Croupier (uncredited)
Ben Taggart as Officer Clancy (uncredited)
Phil Tead as Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Williams as Reporter (uncredited)

Reception

Mordaunt Hall, in his The New York Times review, called the film a "lumbering species of drama", though he appreciated the "capable performances" of the two leads.^[1]

References

↑ Mordaunt Hall (November 19, 1932). "Faithless (1932) Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery in a Film Version of a Story by Mildred Cram". The New York Times.

External links

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Faithless at the Internet Movie Database
Faithless at the TCM Movie Database
Faithless at AllMovie

Films directed by Harry Beaumont

Brown of Harvard (1918)
The Gold Diggers (1923)
Main Street (1923)
Beau Brummel (1924)
The Lover of Camille (1924)
Forbidden Hours (1928)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
A Single Man (1929)
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Speedway (1929)
Great Day (1930)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Children of Pleasure (1930)
The Florodora Girl (1930)
Those Three French Girls (1930)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
West of Broadway (1931)
Are You Listening (1932)
Unashamed (1932)
Faithless (1932)
Made on Broadway (1933)
When Ladies Meet (1933)
Should Ladies Behave (1933)
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
Enchanted April (1935)
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
The Show-Off (1946)
Undercover Maisie (1947)
Alias a Gentleman (1948)

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