Good Sport

When Alan Dinehart sails for Europe on business, he leaves wife Linda Watkins behind. She rents an apartment near the shop and theaters, only to discover it's the apartment of Dineheart's mistress, Greta Nissen -- she's with him on the trip. Apparently it's a building that specializes in side pieces, and Louise Beavers, who comes with the apartment, is famed for her hangover cures. So Miss Watkins has plenty of visitors, who show how the demi-monde half lives. She also meets John Boles, who seems harmless and charming.

Like many Fox movies from this period, the copy that survives is in very poor shape. Between a stuttering visual element, and a wonky soundtrack, I found it barely watchable. Still, if you want to watch a movie like this, waiting around for a better copy of this soft-hearted pre-code is a waste of time, particularly you want to see Minna Gombell, Hedda Hopper, et c. In substantial roles.

Miss Watkins career as a leading lady lasted only a couple of years. Then she disappeared from the screen, back on the stage, until she began to get supporting roles on television and the movies in the 1950s. She died in 1976 at the age of 68.