Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
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Synopsis of Strictly Dishonorable
Preston Sturges' hit Broadway play Strictly Dishonorable was adapted for the movies in 1931 with virtually all its sexual innuendo intact. In New York City, a young American girl (Sidney Fox) tires of her abusive live-in boy friend. She falls for a roguish Italian singer (Paul Lukas) with a bad reputation, whose interest in her is purely carnal. Burned by her past relationships, the girl determinedly "holds out;" she will capitulate only on her terms, which include a matrimonial commitment. Impressed by the girl's iron will, the singer agrees to marriage, telling himself he is saving her reputation. Cheerfully uninhibited in the best pre-code manner, Strictly Dishonorable was laundered and musicalized for its 1951 remake, which starred Ezio Pinza and Janet Leigh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Strictly Dishonorable
- Paul Lukas - Count Di Ruva
- William Ricciardi - Tomasso
- Samuel Bonello - Waiter
- Natalie Moorhead - Lilli
- Carlo Schipa - Waiter
- George Meeker - Henry Greene
- Sidney Toler - Mulligan
- Joseph W. Girard - Officer
- Joe Torilla - Cook
- Lewis Stone - Judge Dempsey
- Director(s):
- John M. Stahl
- Writer(s):
- Gladys Lehman
- Producer(s):
- Carl Laemmle, Jr.
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