Randolph Scott was a fine actor whose forte was the western. His westerns of the 1940s-1960 are among the most consistently enjoyable in the genre. However, before this time, he was just a typical Hollywood actor who made a little bit of everything...including films like "Cocktail Hour".
When the story begins, Randolph Morgan (Scott) and Cynthia Warren (Bebe Daniels) are having a bit of a tiff. He insists that they marry and she give up her career....essentially so she can stay home to make babies and care for her master. She, on the other hand, likes being a career woman and wants to use the art degree she worked so hard to get. She also wants to see the world and has booked passage on an ocean liner. He tells her to enjoy herself....and return to him when she realizes that her job in life is to be the 'little woman'. The rest of the film consists of her adventures with men on this vacation.
If this all sounds incredibly sexist, well, it is. Although some pre-code films portray ladies with careers as well as active sex lives, the general message was that the place for a woman is in the kitchen and by her man's side. Like it or not...that was the way things were. Some ultra-feminists will doubtlessly hate the film...which is understandable, though at least the OPTION to be an independent lady is shown in these movies. Times change...but you can still enjoy the movies is you have an open mind and accept that times change.
So is all this worth your time? Possibly. I must admit that there are better films from this era, but it is interesting...especially with its take on 'modern women'.
When the story begins, Randolph Morgan (Scott) and Cynthia Warren (Bebe Daniels) are having a bit of a tiff. He insists that they marry and she give up her career....essentially so she can stay home to make babies and care for her master. She, on the other hand, likes being a career woman and wants to use the art degree she worked so hard to get. She also wants to see the world and has booked passage on an ocean liner. He tells her to enjoy herself....and return to him when she realizes that her job in life is to be the 'little woman'. The rest of the film consists of her adventures with men on this vacation.
If this all sounds incredibly sexist, well, it is. Although some pre-code films portray ladies with careers as well as active sex lives, the general message was that the place for a woman is in the kitchen and by her man's side. Like it or not...that was the way things were. Some ultra-feminists will doubtlessly hate the film...which is understandable, though at least the OPTION to be an independent lady is shown in these movies. Times change...but you can still enjoy the movies is you have an open mind and accept that times change.
So is all this worth your time? Possibly. I must admit that there are better films from this era, but it is interesting...especially with its take on 'modern women'.