Pre Code Hollywood Season: FD Cinematheque
Her Man (1930)
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Helen Twelvetrees, Phillips Holmes, Marjorie Rambeau, James Gleason, Ricardo Cortez, Harry Sweet, Thelma Todd, Hank Mann, Slim Summerville, Franklin Pangborn, Stanley Fields
85 min
Her Man is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange and directed by Tay Garnett.[1] It starred Phillips Holmes, Helen Twelvetrees and Marjorie Rambeau. The film is a slightly disguised version of the stage play Frankie and Johnny.[2]
At least one copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.[3] The original camera negative has been scanned and restored at 4K resolution by Sony Pictures Entertainment, in partnership with the Film Foundation and RT features.
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Plot
At the Thalia, a dancehall in Havana, Frankie, a showgirl, takes the part of Annie, who has been compelled to return to Havana from the States.
She gets into an altercation with a patron who accuses her of stealing his bankroll, but Johnnie, her “business” partner, arrives in time to protect her. Red, another rival for her love, quarrels with Johnnie and is killed in the ensuing struggle, witnessed only by Annie. Later, Frankie is attracted by the singing of Dan Keefe, a sailor, on a spree with his buddies, who protects her; she tells him of her longing to quit the life she is leading. Although disgusted with her double-dealing,
Dan stays behind and takes Frankie to church for the first time. She confesses that she loves him and plans to elope with him to the States. Johnnie and his henchmen plot to kill Dan, but Johnnie is accidentally killed; Frankie and Dan escape and sail to their happiness.
Cast
- Helen Twelvetrees – Frankie Keefe
- Phillips Holmes – Dan Keefe
- Marjorie Rambeau – Annie
- James Gleason – Steve
- Ricardo Cortez – Johnnie
- Harry Sweet – Eddie
- Slim Summerville – The Swede
- Thelma Todd – Nelly
- Franklin Pangborn – Sport
- Stanley Fields – Al
- Matthew Betz – Red
- Mike Donlin – Bartender
- George Chandler – Barfly
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Her Man Retrieved June 4, 2015
- Jump up^ Frankie and Johnny on Broadway September 25, 1930(opening), Republic Theatre; IBDb.com
- Jump up^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.78 c.1978 by The AFI
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