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What does a working girl have to do to get ahead, when all she has in her favor is an incredible face, a lavish wardrobe, and a pair of legs to make any executive wolf howl? Loretta Young juggles two egotistical swains, while Joan Blondell shines as an enticing all-pro homewrecker.

Big Business Girl

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The Warner Archive Collection

1931 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 74 min. / Street Date September 14, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99

Starring: Loretta Young, Frank Albertson, Ricardo Cortez, Joan Blondell, Frank Darien, Dorothy Christy, Oscar Apfel, Judith Barrett, Mickey Bennett, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Virginia Sale.

Cinematography: Sol Polito

Film Editor: Pete Fritch

Written by Robert Lord, story by Patricia Reilly & H.N. Swanson

Produced and Directed by William A. Seiter

Let’s hear it for the Warner Archive Collection’s voluminous vault of early ’30s Warners, MGM and Rko entertainments, which has given us a real education about this era of filmmaking.

The other weekend I went off to Vue West End with my three children to see Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (Cwacom), Sony's new 3D animated movie based on the classic children's book written 31 years ago by Judith Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. Now although the book seems to be well-known in the Us to be honest neither I nor any parents I've talked to had even heard of it so this review will be blissfully devoid of any comment as to whether the film is like the book or not and, as with many movies, your enjoyment may be enhanced by not reading the book before you see it.

Now I'm desperately resisting the urge to cram this review with comedy food references so the short version is that it's a surprisingly enjoyable movie and that should you have children or have a couple of hours and...