Notorious but Nice

1933 film by Richard Thorpe

August 5, 1933 (1933-08-05)

Running time

65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Notorious but Nice is a 1933 pre-Code American sound film drama directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh, Betty Compson and Don Dillaway. It was produced and distributed by B movie studio Chesterfield Motion Pictures.^[1]

The film survives, with a copy preserved by The Library of Congress.^[2]

Plot

Jenny Jones, a girl with a mysterious past is engaged to her employer son. His father attempts to destroy her life so his son will reject her. When all seems lost, help comes from an unexpected source, but complications ensue.

Cast

Marian Marsh as Jenny Jones
Betty Compson as Millie Sprague
Donald Dillaway as Richard Hamilton
Rochelle Hudson as Constance Martin
John St. Polis as John Martin
J. Carrol Naish as Joe Charney
Dewey Robinson as Tuffy Kraft
Henry Kolker as Defense Attorney
Robert Ellis as Prosecutor
Robert Frazer as The Park Man
Wilfred Lucas as Judge
Michael Mark as Henchman Bill
Jane Keckley as Mrs. Kelly - Landlady
J. Frank Glendon as Clark's Associate (as Frank Glendon)
Clarence Geldart
Edward Peil Sr. as Doctor at Hospital
Nancy Cornelius as Nurse
Louise Beavers as Ophelia
Bess Flowers as Miss Price - Martin's Secretary

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

References

^ Notorious but Nice at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ American Film Institute (1978) Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.129

External links

Notorious but Nice at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Notorious but Nice at IMDb
Notorious but Nice at AllMovie
Notorious but Nice free download from Internet Archive(sticking)
Notorious but Nice on YouTube

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