The reckless hour (1931)
Unashamed
This is melodrama about a hapless unworldly girl who falls for a lying cad (Walter Byron) whose promises of happiness are as empty as his wicked personality. Eventually she is rescued from total ruin by a kindly artist (Conrad Nagel) in a happily-ever-after story. This is another controversial film of the pre-code era, where a young model is used by a young man, and then spurns her despite the fact that she is pregnant. The movie is strongly supported by Joan Blondell as the baby sister of Dorothy MacKaill, and H.B. Warner as her poor poverty-stricken father. Ivan Simpson and Joe Donahue also perform splendidly in the supporting roles. The screen writing by Florence Ryerson and Robert Lord was based on a book by Arthur Richman. I enjoyed watching this movie, and as expected, Dorothy MacKaill is outstanding in her role as a struggling young woman living in New York.
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