Unfortunately, the word "gay" has taken on a very different meaning since this picture was titled. In 1934, it meant "happy" or "carefree" but this movie is neither. A feeble attempt at a gangland satire, it tells the tale of gold-digger Lombard who vamps Pendleton, the mobster who is
backing the show in which Lombard is appearing. She doesn't really like him, the way he dresses, or his Hell's Kitchen manner of speech, but she marries him anyhow for his money and in the full knowledge that the business he is in may leave her a widow at any moment. They go off on a European
honeymoon where she talks him into buying an expensive painting. Once that's done, she sells ...
Released:
1934
Rated:
NR
Length:
82 mins