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Millie
Electrifying Sensation - The Right Girl Who Met the Wrong Men
After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men - men who once devoted their time to her mother.
- Original title
- Millie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB
Helen Twelvetrees is pretty good in this story of the eponymous young girl who falls passionately in love. When her husband "John" (James Hall) proves to be a bit of a rake, she loses the plot somewhat and gets herself a bit of a reputation. It's only many years later when she discovers that one of her less than scrupulous ex-beaux has his eye on her daughter "Connie" (Anita Louise) that she takes matters into her own hands - and that puts her before a court. The story is nothing new, and the production is still anchored in the silent movie style, but there is one scene - short, but potent, that illustrates how an elderly man - in this case "Damier" (John Halliday) engages in a kind of grooming that even now, makes my flesh creep. He tries to seduce the 17 year old girl with a Chinese silk coat as the "prize". I always reckon with films like this this that the "Code" really did the throttle the ability of American cinema to deal with subjects like this later on - the narratives lost their cutting edge and ability to handle gritty objects so effectively. This is a powerful story, well put together, and is well worth a watch.
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Millicent 'Millie' Blake Maitland
Lilyan Tashman
Helen Riley
Robert Ames
Tommy Rock
James Hall
John 'Jack' Maitland
John Halliday
James 'Jimmy' Dammier
Joan Blondell
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Anita Louise
Constance 'Connie' Maitland
Edmund Breese
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Frank McHugh
John Holmes
Charlotte Walker
Mrs. Maitland
Charles Delaney
Mike
Harry Stubbs
Mark
Hooper Atchley
District Attorney Sanders (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Maid (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Helen and Angie's Landlady (uncredited)
George Chesebro
Juror (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Elmer Hawksworth (uncredited)
Carmelita Geraghty
Miss Vall (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
Luke - Counterman (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Governess (uncredited)
Aggie Herring
Tommy's Landlady (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes
College Student (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald
Party Guest (uncredited)
Earl McCarthy
College Student (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Clara Roscoe (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Bailey (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
John Francis Dillon
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Feb 6, 1931
New York City, New York
Feb 8, 1931
