Modern Romance Theme of “Smart Girl”
LOVE CONFLICT OF TWO BEAUTIFUL SISTERS (Kosy: Screening To-day). When two girls fall in love with the same man at the same time that should not only make news but plenty of excitement as well. Tnis is the theme of Walter W anger’s Paramount film, “Smart Girt.” Centring around the love conflict of two beautiful sisters, “Smart Girl” combines comedy and action iu its modern treatment of a modern love triangle. Two girls, blonde, attractive, smart Ida Lupino, and brunette, beautiful and also smart Gail Patrick are confronted with the problem of earning a living following their father's loss of fortune and his death by suicide. They both fall for the first man who appears on the scene, Kent Taylor. However, Miss Patrick wins him, and Miss Lupiuo goes to work and makes a success of hat designing. Miss Patrick's expensive tastes force her husband from his clerking job into tho more luciutive business of selling stocks for Sidney Blackmer, innocent of the fact that Blackmer is a stock swindler. Miss Lupino proves to be her borther-in-law's guardian angel aud sets out in true smart girl fashion in putting things to rights without letting tho man sho loves know that she is the hand behind the throne. The principal players turn in excellent portrayals in their respective parts.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 189, 12 August 1936, Page 11
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224Modern Romance Theme of “Smart Girl” Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 189, 12 August 1936, Page 11
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