Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
Directed by Dorothy Arzner
love triangle
sibling rivalry
hostel
woman director
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Judith Wood
June Thorpe
Dorothy Hall
Mae Thorpe
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Boyd Wheeler
Paul Lukas
Dr. Joseph Von Schrader
Stuart Erwin
Pat Kelly
Frances Dee
Louise Adams
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Johnstone
Claire Dodd
Jane
Dorothy Stickney
Loretta
Alberta Vaughn
Violet (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Maizie (uncredited)
Adrienne Ames
Bit (uncredited)
Crew
Dorothy Arzner
Director
Zoë Akins
Screenplay
Travis Banton
Costume Design
John Leipold
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
christy
Judith Wood really carries this film as the tough and frankly badass older sister to Dorothy Hall, who is probably the worst part of the film. I wasn't too fond of Charles "Buddy" Rogers in this film either. Overall it's a fine little movie and has some fun.
Judith Wood really carries this film as the tough and frankly badass older sister to Dorothy Hall, who is probably the worst part of the film. I wasn't too fond of Charles "Buddy" Rogers in this film either. Overall it's a fine little movie and has some fun.
hobb shaw
2.8★ · 01/13/25
Charming and full of life. But a trite and unimportant romance.
Charming and full of life. But a trite and unimportant romance.
Alice Bédard
6.2★ · 11/25/24
This is the horniest movie of 1931
This is the horniest movie of 1931
Gabriel Silva
5.3★ · 09/27/24
Very charming. Admittedly, the bubbly-ness of it all was so engaging that I was barely paying attention to much else - except when the camera is doing a fun frame within a frame thing
Very charming. Admittedly, the bubbly-ness of it all was so engaging that I was barely paying attention to much else - except when the camera is doing a fun frame within a frame thing
Kev
Nothing like a good ol’ pre code in which a woman’s “accidental” premarital pregnancy is treated with an outlook so light and casual our working girls are able to crack some playful lines and get away with it.
Nothing like a good ol’ pre code in which a woman’s “accidental” premarital pregnancy is treated with an outlook so light and casual our working girls are able to crack some playful lines and get away with it.
