Working Girls

This is the story of the Thorpe sisters, June and Mae. They just moved to the big city and are a bit lost. June is the level-headed one...Mae her older but dopier sister. Why so dopey? Well, when it comes to men and love she's incredibly naive and foolish....and finds a man who clearly is using her. Despite all the evidence this is so, she hopes that somehow this cad (Buddy Rogers) will come to his senses and marry her. As for June, she's been dating a saxophone player (Stu Erwin)...but a professor also has noticed her (Paul Lukas). What's to become of them?

It's interesting that both Mae and June are played by mostly unknown actresses with very few screen credits. This actually helped the film a bit, as it was easier to believe they were country girls in the big city because they weren't famous or polished. The film is directed by Dorothy Arzner and is competently made and mildly interesting...but not a whole lot more. In other words, it's a time-passer and not much more. I think part of this is because Mae is a very unlikable lady....and connecting with her and her plight isn't easy.