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The clinging vine, directed by Paul Sloane ; produced by Cecil B. DeMille. Down home / directed by Irvin Willat

Label
The clinging vine, directed by Paul Sloane ; produced by Cecil B. DeMille. Down home / directed by Irvin Willat
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The clinging vine
Oclc number
1080352440
Responsibility statement
directed by Paul Sloane ; produced by Cecil B. DeMille. Down home / directed by Irvin Willat
Runtime
140
Summary
The clinging vine: Mannish ultra-efficient A.B. is the real force behind the Bancroft paint business. But on a weekend house-party when she overhears the boss's grandson (Jimmy)'s unflattering opinion of her (unseen) lack of charms, she's hurt. Jimmy's grandmother takes her under her wing, makes her over, and teaches her to flutter her eyelashes. And Jimmy falls hard, not knowing his darling girl is the dreaded A.B. But can A.B. maintain her girlish guise while setting Jimmy on the right track to financial security and a proposal?Down home: To support her alcoholic father, Nancy Pelot works in a sleazy speakeasy owned by gangster Larry Shayne. Chet Todd, the son of wealthy parents, is in love with Nancy, but forbidden to marry her because of her unsavory profession. Shayne discovers that the Pelot house is on valuable property and attempts to buy it out from under Nancy's nose
Technique
live action
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