Cheating Blondes

Cheating Blondes
Cheating Blondes
Directed by	Joseph Levering
Written by	Islin Auster ; Lewis R. Foster
Based on	House of Chance by Gertie de S. Wentworth-James
Produced by	Larry Darmour
Starring	Thelma Todd ; Ralf Harolde ; Inez Courtney
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Dwight Caldwell
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production; company	Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by	Majestic Pictures; Equitable Pictures
Release date	May 1, 1933;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cheating Blondes is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Thelma Todd, Ralf Harolde and Inez Courtney.

Plot

The film is an adaptation of Gertie de S. Wentworth-James' 1913 novel, House of Chance, and was released in the United Kingdom under that name. It follows twin sisters (both played by Todd), one of whom masquerades as the other after being wrongfully suspected of murder.

Re-release and status

In 1952, the film was re-released under the name Girls in Trouble. As of the early 21st century, the movie is extant.

Cast

Thelma Todd as Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
Ralf Harolde as Lawson Rolt
Inez Courtney as Polly
Milton Wallis as Mike Goldfish
Mae Busch as Mrs. Jennie Carter
Earl McCarthy as Gilbert Frayle
William Humphrey as Jim - City Editor
Dorothy Gulliver as Lita
Brooks Benedict as Jim Carter
Eddie Fetherston as Mitch
Ben Savage as Ferdie
Edna Murphy as Girl

References

↑ "Cheating Blondes". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
↑ Handzo, p. 52
1 2 "The House of Chance". The Daily Film Renter. Vol. 7, no. 1937. May 6, 1933. p. 4.
1 2 Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 242, 495. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
1 2 Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-4766-1036-8.
↑ Projansky, Sarah (August 1, 2001). Watching Rape: Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture. NYU Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-8147-6812-9.

Bibliography

Stephen Handzo. Hollywood and the Female Body: A History of Idolization and Objectification. McFarland, 2020.

External links

Cheating Blondes at IMDb

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[1] "Cheating Blondes". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[2] Handzo, p. 52

[:0-3] 1 2 "The House of Chance". The Daily Film Renter. Vol. 7, no. 1937. May 6, 1933. p. 4.

[:4-4] 1 2 Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 242, 495. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.

[:15-5] 1 2 Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-4766-1036-8.

[6] Projansky, Sarah (August 1, 2001). Watching Rape: Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture. NYU Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-8147-6812-9.