VHS : Ladies They Talk About
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starring: Jack Baxley, Dorothy Burgess, Louise Carter, Grace Cunard, Cecil Cunninghamdirected by: Howard Bretherton
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302682564
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302682568
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 69 minutes
Sales Rank: 35907
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: February 04, 1933
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Rating: - Barbara Stanwyck in early Tough Girl Prison Drama
These wonderful early pre-code dramas are hugely entertaining to watch from the point of view of the surprisingly "modern" approach they often take in telling a story. No where is that more evident than in this very early Barbara Stanwyck starring vehicle "Ladies They Talk About". Warner Brothers of course were well known for their mastery of the hard hitting stories usually set in the gangster underworld. Here the women's prison of San Quentin is the setting for a no frills, hard hitting little ... Read More
Rating: - No Holds Barred Behind Bars
Yet another Pre-Coder, "Ladies They Talk About" shows us what happens when women walk on the wild side a little too often. Moll Barbara Stanwyck aids and abets during a bank heist and winds up with a jail sentence. An old friend who's now a preacher man (Preston Foster) starts to intervene, but when he realizes that she wants to make a sap out of him, gives her the whammy. So now she's in jail AND mad at the preacher. And in jail are a lot of tough customers, a lot worse in many ways than the guys ... Read More
Rating: - SAUCY STANWYCK
LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT is one of the best melodramas of its ilk to come out of Warner Bros. during the thirties. As Nan Taylor, a tough-talking moll who's part of gang of bank robbers, Barbara is full of life in this turgid story, utilising every emotion at her command; her performance is a delight. The supporting cast is first-rate: Lillian Roth, Dorothy Burgess and Maude Eburne come quickly to mind - it's great fun to watch this little flick which is based on the true life experiences of Scottish ... Read More
Rating:  - Stanwyck at her pre-code best.
Terrific pre-code Stanwyck vehicle. Lots of leg, laughs, lingerie, and snappy comments. Barbara at her best.
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