Girls About Town
The Discreet Charm of George Cukor
December 13, 2013 - January 7, 2014
Two girls, out to make their fortune in New York, loving and leaving wealthy businessmen, take a trip on a yacht, where they meet a Michigan millionaire and his young associate.
Two girls, out to make their fortune in New York, loving and leaving wealthy businessmen, take a trip on a yacht, where they meet a Michigan millionaire and his young associate. Cukor said: “This was the period of the gold-diggers or playgirls, in reality, whores who charged 50 dollars an evening. Zoë Akins wrote these parts to perfection.”
Title: GIRLS ABOUT TOWN ¥ Pers: TASHMAN, LILYAN / FRANCIS, KAY ¥ Year: 1931 ¥ Dir: CUKOR, GEORGE ¥ Ref: GIR052AA ¥ Credit: [ PARAMOUNT / THE KOBAL COLLECTION ]
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