3/10
On Poverty Row
21 May 2011
Poor tire salesman Wallace Ford (as Kenneth "Ken" McKay) meets rich blonde Gloria Shea (as Julie Ferris) when the two are involved in a car accident. They fall in love, but Mr. Ford worries about money. Believing "Money Means Nothing", Ms. Shea proposes to Ford and he accepts. The Brooklyn couple discovers hard economic truths. Eventually, tire thieves involved in the opening accident return to cause more trouble. When things get dull (which is most of the movie), boisterous neighbors Edgar Kennedy and Maidel Turner liven it up. Also teamed effectively are 1920s "vamp" Betty Blythe and tired son Eddie Tamblyn. One continuous camera tracking movement is used nicely, early in the running time.

*** Money Means Nothing (6/15/34) Christy Cabanne ~ Wallace Ford, Gloria Shea, Edgar Kennedy, Maidel Turner
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