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Ann Harding
Joan Colby Fletcher
William Powell
John Fletcher
Lucile Browne
Valerie Colby Moore
Henry Stephenson
Colonel Sam Colby
Lilian Bond
Monica Page
George Meeker
Dennis Moore
Reginald Owen
Freeman
Kay Hammond
Eleanor Weston
Leigh Allen
Leonard Weston
Hugh Huntley
Farley Drake
Wallis Clark
Postmaster General
Fred Santley
Bruno
Irving Bacon
Crab Counterman
Lita Chevret
Brunette Mannequin
Wong Chung
Chinese Cook
Jean Malin
Fritz Schitz
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
Just in case you are expecting, from the title, some sort of equine shenanigans - then think again. This is quite a clever romance all about money and trust - or lack of/need for both. Ann Harding ("Joan") marries wealthy playboy William Powell ("Fletcher") and it is clear from the outset that his money is her prime motivation. He seems content enough with the arrangement, has a mistress and they agree that after a suitable period, they will divorce. Of course, it doesn't quite turn out that way and John Cromwell manages to take an ordinary melodrama and inject some panache into it. Both stars ...
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Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
- entrapment
- businessman
- marriage crisis
- bachelor
- butler
- deception
- playboy
- love
- debt
- pre-code
- dinner party
- other woman
- spendthrift
- irresponsible sister
- postmaster general
- love nest
- romantic rival
- orchids
- fashion showroom
- wedding gown fashions