Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl (1936)

5.9 ? Apr 10, 1936 1h 46m

Overview

Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town. Kay likes the stranger, and when the drunken Bob decides that they should get married, Kay hesitates little before consenting. The morning after the affair, Bob, once sober, regrets his mistake. His strict and upright parents, however, insist that the young couple pretend marriage for 6 months before divorcing, in order to avoid bad publicity. Bob resents Kay for standing in the way of him and his fiancée, Priscilla, but Kay still hopes that he'd have a change of heart.

Genres

Comedy Romance

Release Date

April 10, 1936

Rating

5.9 /10

Runtime

1h 46m

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Katherine 'Kay' Brannan

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin

Binnie Barnes

Binnie Barnes

Priscilla Hyde

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

George Brannan

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Dr. Dakin

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Ma Brannan

Frank Craven

Frank Craven

Will "Pa" Brannan

James Stewart

James Stewart

Elmer Clampett

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Emily 'Em' Brannan

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Dr. Ned Fabre

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. Dakin

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Childers, Dakin's Butler

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Captain Mack

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

So-So

Agnes Ayres

Agnes Ayres

Catherine (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Concierge (uncredited)

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Jeffers Cass, J.P. (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Bit Role (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Chick Page (uncredited)

Chester Gan

Chester Gan

Wing (uncredited)

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6.0/10

Apr 04, 2022

An ideal example of "act in haste, repent at leisure" this one, as poor old "Rob Dakin" (Robert Taylor) quite literally stumbles upon the bored "Kay" (Janet Gaynor) in her out of the way town. She takes an immediate shine to him, and on his drunken whim they marry... Next morning, he wakes up with a bit more than an hangover but his well-to-do parents insist that they sit tight for six months before divorcing. Less scandalous that way? Needless to say, his erstwhile fiancée "Priscilla" (Binnie Barnes) is none to pleased by her now ex-beau's activities - and "Kay" is still quite keen to hang onto to him. What will the six months bring? It's an enjoyable - if predictable - little caper this, with both Taylor and Gaynor on fine form. The comedy is simple, but still quite engaging and Binnie Barnes and Andy Divine (or, more specifically, his falsetto voice) work well to keep the pace moving along nicely. It is too long - the middle of the film has a bit of a paunch to it, but when the two at the top of the bill are on screen together, it's an amiable enough film to watch.

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