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1933
1h 0m
6.2(30 votes)
Romance
Comedy

Overview

Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.

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Production Companies

First National Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Ruth Chatterton

Alison Drake

Ruth Chatterton
Acting

George Brent

Jim Thorne

George Brent
Acting

Lois Wilson

Harriet Brown

Lois Wilson
Acting

Johnny Mack Brown

George P. Cooper

Johnny Mack Brown
Acting

Ruth Donnelly

Miss Frothingham

Ruth Donnelly
Acting

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Pettigrew

Ferdinand Gottschalk
Acting

Phillip Reed

Freddie Claybourne

Phillip Reed
Acting

Gavin Gordon

Briggs

Gavin Gordon
Acting

Kenneth Thomson

Red

Kenneth Thomson
Acting

Huey White

Puggy

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Acting

Douglass Dumbrille

George Mumford

Douglass Dumbrille
Acting

Spencer Charters

Tom

Spencer Charters
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Rafaela Ottiano

Della, Alison's Maid (Uncredited)

Rafaela Ottiano
Acting

Robert Greig

James, Alison's Main Butler (Uncredited)

Robert Greig
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Edward Cooper

James, Alison's Second Butler (Uncredited)

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Jean Muir

Miss Joyce, Jim's Secretary (Uncredited)

Jean Muir
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Frank Darien

Ed, Comptroller (Uncredited)

Frank Darien
Acting

Walter Walker

Jarratt (Uncredited)

Walter Walker
Acting

Robert Warwick

Attorney Bradley (Uncredited)

Robert Warwick
Acting

Charles C. Wilson

Private Detective Falihee (Uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson
Acting

Joseph Crehan

Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Joseph Crehan
Acting

Tom Costello

Draftsman (Uncredited)

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Irving Bacon

Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Acting

Harrison Greene

Man with Pig (Uncredited)

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Acting

Charley Grapewin

Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)

Charley Grapewin
Acting

Lew Harvey

Man Trying to Pick Up Alison (Uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Acting

Robert McKenzie

Grocery Store Proprietor (Uncredited)

Robert McKenzie
Acting

George Ovey

Party Guest (Uncredited)

George Ovey
Acting

Lee Phelps

Man with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Acting

Juliet Ware

Red's Wife (Uncredited)

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King Mojave

Secretary (Uncredited)

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Ethel Wales

Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)

Ethel Wales
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Edmund Burns

Allison's Secretary (Uncredited)

Edmund Burns
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Dick Winslow

First Office Boy (Uncredited)

Dick Winslow
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George Offerman, Jr.

Gus, Office Boy (Uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.
Acting

Henry Otho

Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Acting

Edward Keane

Department Head (Uncredited)

Edward Keane
Acting

William B. Davidson

Department Head (Uncredited)

William B. Davidson
Acting

Willard Robertson

Department Head (Uncredited)

Willard Robertson
Acting

Larry Steers

Board Member (Uncredited)

Larry Steers
Acting

Henry Hebert

Board Member (Uncredited)

Henry Hebert
Acting

Wallis Clark

Board Member (Uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Acting

Sidney De Gray

Board Member (Uncredited)

Sidney De Gray
Acting

Edmund Mortimer

Board Member (Uncredited)

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Emmett King

Board Member (Uncredited)

Emmett King
Acting

Edmund Breese

Board Member (Uncredited)

Edmund Breese
Acting

Eric Wilton

Footman (Uncredited)

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Vesey O'Davoren

Footman (Uncredited)

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