The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Edmund GouldingWriter
- Edmund GouldingDirector
- Elsie JanisWriter
Cast
- Douglas FairbanksLarry Day
- Bebe DanielsVivien Benton
- Edward Everett HortonRoger, the Valet
- Claud AllisterSir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- Jack MulhallJimmy Carrington
- Walter WalkerJames Benton
- June MacCloyKitty - Aero Girl With Long Earrings
- Helen Jerome EddyLarry's Secretary
- Bing CrosbyBing
- William H. O'BrienServant Telling Larry London is Calling (uncredited)
- Dennis O'KeefeShip's Party Guest (uncredited)
- Lloyd WhitlockAssociate (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
ocean linerwall streetcocktailsocialitepre-codelove potion