- (USA, 1936)
Comedy/Romance, 80
min, b/w
- Directed by:
Alfred E. Green
- Cast:
Jean Arthur, George Brent, Lionel
Stander, Ruth Donnelly, Reginald Denny, Dorothea Kent
A very naive, straight-laced young
woman falls in love with the playboy editor of the magazine she works for
Jean Arthur's charm gives
distinction to routine comedy of secretary in love with boss George Brent. In
the scene of our attention, Dorothea Kent comes marching into George Brent's
office, thanking him for all he's done for her, and that she loves working for a
new boss. Then Jean Arthur comes inside the office with today's paper, asking
why George Brent put something in the paper, a scandal of some sort. When
Dorothea Kent Kent makes an unwise remark, Jean Arthur says: "Maise, I'd be
wanting to do this since I first saw you, you're a pest and a menace." With
those words, Jean Arthur puts Dorothea Kent right over her knees and gives her
12-13 spanks to the seat of her shirt. Jean Arthur is then told that she can
have George Brent, as Dorothea Kent has started working for another boss. George
Brent informs Jean Arthur that the only reason he made the scandal in the paper,
causing Jean Arthur to look ridiculous, was that it was the only way to make her
come back. They get back together, marries, and we have a happy ending - both
for us and Dorothea Kent's cute little bottom !
Cast
Jean Arthur.... Carol Baldwin
George Brent.... Fred Gilbert
Lionel Stander.... Ernest
Ruth Donnelly.... Helen Davis
Reginald Denny.... Bill Houston
Dorothea Kent.... Maizie West
Charles Halton.... Mr. Crosby
Josephine McKim.... Gladys
Dorothy Short.... Ann
Ann Merrill.... Betty
Charles Irwin.... Mounted Policeman
George Hickman.... Office Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Brown
William Bartlett.... Contortionist
Nick Copeland.... Window Washer
Geraldine Hall.... Enid
Joy Kendall.... Telephone Girl
Myra Marsh.... Sour-Faced Woman
Ralph McCullough.... Department Head
Frances Morris.... Clerk
Tom Ricketts.... Henry
Cyril Ring.... Department Head
Francis Sayles.... Waiter
C.L. Sherwood.... Window Washer
Lillian Stuart.... Bit
William Wagner.... Bit
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ethel Hill story
Aben Kandel story
Lynn Starling
Matt Taylor story Safari in Manhattan
Dale Van Every
Produced by
Everett Riskin.... producer
Original Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin
Non-Original Music by
Howard Jackson (stock music)
William Grant Still (stock music)
Cinematography by
Henry Freulich
Film Editing by
Al Clark
Art Direction by
Stephen Goosson
Costume Design by
Bernard Newman
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Nelson.... assistant director
Sound Department
Glenn Rominger.... sound engineer
Other crew
Morris Stoloff.... musical director
George Parrish.... orchestrator
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures Corporation [us]
Distributors
Columbia Pictures [us]
Also Known As:
Help Wanted: Female (USA) (working title)
Safari in Paradise (USA) (working title)
Runtime: 80 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
