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She Had to Say Yes

1933-07-15 Romance 1hr 5m

Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.

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Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.

  • Released
    1933-07-15
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 5m
  • Genre
    Romance, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Crew

George Amy
Director
Rian James
Screenplay

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Cast

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Florence 'Flo' Denny
Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Daniel 'Danny' Drew
Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Tommy Nelson
Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Luther Haines
Suzanne Kilborn

Suzanne Kilborn

Birdie Reynolds
Helen Ware

Helen Ware

Mrs. Haines
Harold Waldridge

Harold Waldridge

Glass' Office Boy
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Mr. Goran (uncredited)
Donna Mae Roberts

Donna Mae Roberts

Woman Slapping Luther (uncredited)
Barbara Rogers

Barbara Rogers

Model (uncredited)
Renee Whitney

Renee Whitney

Customer Girl with Tommy and Birdie (uncredited)
Pat Wing

Pat Wing

Model (uncredited)
Toby Wing

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A Review by fbacher 7

Written by fbacher on 2018-04-12

An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by do... read more

An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected to be promiscuous while women are expected to be virgins. The greatest shortcoming of the film is imposed of the norms of the period: Loretta, like every woman, has to forgive any outrageous and even violent behaviour by a sexually aggressive male and to assume that it is really her fault.

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A Review by Frank F

An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected to be promiscuous while women are expect...

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A Review by fbacher 7

Written by fbacher on 2018-04-12

An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected t...

read more