Beauty and the Boss | |
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Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
Written by | Joseph Jackson |
Based on | A Templom Egere 1927 play by Ladislas Fodor |
Starring | Marian Marsh David Manners Warren William |
Cinematography | Barney McGill |
Edited by | James B. Morley |
Music by | W. Franke Harling |
Production company | Warner Brothers |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Beauty and the Boss is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Marian Marsh, David Manners and Warren William. It was based on a 1928 Hungarian play by Ladislas Fodor about a secretary who eventually marries her boss. An English language adaptation of the play by Benn Levy, entitled A Church Mouse, opened in London in early May 1931. Another English language adaptation by Frederic and Fanny Hatton, also called A Church Mouse, opened in New York on October 12, 1931.
In 1934, Warner Brothers' British subsidiary remade the story at Teddington Studios as The Church Mouse.
The film's sets were designed by Anton Grot.
Plot
An executive hires a mousy, plain woman as his secretary so she will not divert him from his work, but she still becomes determined to win his heart.
Cast
- Marian Marsh as Susie Sachs
- David Manners as Baron Paul von Ullrich
- Warren William as Baron Josef von Ullrich
- Charles Butterworth as Ludwig Pfeffer Jr.
- Frederick Kerr as Count Von Tolheim
- Mary Doran as Olive 'Ollie' Frey
- Robert Greig as Chappel
- Lilian Bond as Girl at Bar
- Yola d'Avril as Girl in Bath Tub
- Harry Holman as Hotel Manager
- Olaf Hytten as Business Associate
- Barbara Leonard as Girl With Dog
- Polly Walters as Ludwig's Girl
- Leo White as Man in Elevator
References
- Dick p.107
Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures. University Press of Kentucky.
External links
- Beauty and the Boss at IMDb
- Beauty and the Boss at the TCM Movie Database
- Beauty and the Boss at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1930s American films
- Films scored by W. Franke Harling
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