Clip
Summary
Wall Street wizard Larry Day, new to the ways of love and coached by his valet, follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a 'love potion', work their magic.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.4
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 13 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −27 min on the typical 100
typical 10073Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1930
December 29, 1930
96 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 12 more15 people
- 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)
Emmett CorriganTimothy Grovener - Bank President (uncredited)
Toshia MoriCoat Girl (uncredited)
Florence WixOutraged Mother at Ship's Party (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Edmund Goulding Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Elsie Janis Writer, Additional Dialogue
- Irving Berlin Story
Production · 1
- Douglas Fairbanks Producer
Camera · 1
- Ray June Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Lloyd Nosler Editor
- Hal C. Kern Editor
Art · 2
- William Cameron Menzies Production Design
- Julia Heron Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- David Cox Costume Designer
Other crew · 1
- Robert H. Planck Cinematography
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