Cocktail Hour

Kind of a lover's farce. JUST before the enforcement of a much stricter film code! This kind of shenanigans was about to disappear for twenty years, or at least be watered down beyond recognition when discussed in film. Bebe daniels is cynthia, who doesn't follow the rules of conduct, done by most women of the time; she insists on living her life her own way, and with whom she desires. Married, or not. And she likes to do the chasing. Randolph scott is her boss, who wants her all to himself. So cynthia runs off to paris and has adventures. Keep an eye out for sydney blackmer and jessie ralph. Some real twists and turns in this one! Due to the edits from the censors, we see photo stills in several places, where the scene was physically removed, but the sound track remained. This was also done in the "lost horizon", and "a star is born 1954", possibly due to lost or damaged scenes, instead of censorship. Story based on "pearls and emeralds", by james mcguinness. Directed by victor schertzinger. Was nominated for "one night of love". He also made a couple of the "road" movies with bob hope. Died young at 53, of a heart attack. The film is quite good! Lots of energy, keeps moving right along. I like the friendship between olga and cynthia. And cynthia's sporting spirit, even when things are going against her. Not thrilled with the wishy washy ending, but i guess it's to be expected for the time it was filmed.