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Oh, Kay!

1928, Movie, NR, 63 mins

Oh, Kay!: Review

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Whisper-thin romantic comedy vehicle for flapper star Colleen Moore. Vivacious Lady Kay Rutfield (Moore) is engaged to marry Lord Baggot (Edgar Norton), an aristocratic bore. Shortly before their wedding, she takes an impulsive sailing trip to think things over. Her boat is swamped in a storm, and she's picked up by Shorty McGee (Ford Sterling), a rumrunner on the way to the United States. They dock on Long Island, only to be confronted by Jansen (Alan Hale), a would-be hijacker: Kay beans him with an oar, and Shorty hides the load of liquor in an empty house. Unfortunately, the place turns out to belong to Jimmy Winter (Lawrence Gray), a wealthy local who's getting married the next day, and he stops by for an unexpected visit. Jansen shows up at Winter's house, claiming to be a detective and asking a lot of questions; Kay persuades Winter to let her pose as his wife. Later, Winter's real fiancee arrives for a pre-wedding visit, forcing Kay to pretend she's the new maid. Shorty, meanwhile, tells Winter that he's the new butler so that he can hang around the house and keep an eye on his stash of bootleg booze. The situation is further complicated by the fact that Winter's fast-approaching wedding is to take place at the house. The complications multiply until Kay is forced to confess her true identity to Winter, but by that time they've fallen in love and decide to get married. Shorty escapes with the illegal hooch, and everybody's happy (except perhaps Winter's jilted fiancee). Moore was a very popular silent star whose bobbed hair, slender figure and vivacious manner embodied the flapper ideal. Mervyn LeRoy had made the transition from acting to directing the previous year, and OH, KAY! -- adapted from a Broadway play by Guy Bolton and Pelham Grenville Wodehouse -- was typical of the light comedies he directed before segueing into tougher fare like LITTLE CAESAR (1930) and I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG (1932). leave a comment
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