A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.
LeRoy Mason
- Toby
- (as Robert Alden)
William Begg
- Banquet Part Guest
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Charles A. Browne
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Mr. Dean
- (uncredited)
John Elliott
- Judge
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Banquet Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
- Murray - Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe print shown on Turner Classic Movies, from Sony's archives, displays title credits which were modernized and re-designed in 1938 for a re-release that took place only after several minutes worth of deletions were made to meet the standards of the Production Code, which was more rigorously enforced starting in 1934. These revised title credits also display a Production Code Certificate of Approval 4749-R indicating a re-release, so some further trimming most definitely may have occurred.
- GoofsWhen Kitty and David are parked next to the golf course, the windshield on his car is struck with a ball, causing it to crack on Kitty's side. In the next scene where they are parked and his mother and the judge pull abreast of them, the windshield is intact.
- Quotes
Kitty Lane: I hope you'll be interested in my collection of etchings, or whatever it is they hang on the walls here...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
- SoundtracksBridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
(1850) (uncredited)
from "Lohengrin"
Music by Richard Wagner
Hummed by Regis Toomey
Featured review
"You're hot but the coffee's cold"
Shopworn (1932)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Barbara Stanwyck plays Kitty Lane, a poor waitress who one days meets David Livingston (Regis Toomey) who is of course rich and comes from a respectable family. The two fall in love and decide to get married but his rather evil mother (Clara Blandick) will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Thinking he has left her, Kitty goes out to make something of herself. SHOPWORN is pretty predictable from start to finish but the attractive cast makes the film worth sitting through and especially since it runs a very fast 68-minutes. There's no question that the screenplay could have used a little work because everything that happens seems rather predictable and unoriginal even for 1932 standards. The poor girl being looked down upon by rich people is something we've seen many times and there's really nothing new done with it here. Even what happens to the character after she becomes famous is pretty standard stuff. What keeps the film moving along so well are the performances and especially the one from Stanwyck. She delivers a really well rounded performance as she perfectly nails both the tough and tender side of the character. Toomey is also quite good as the love interest and there's no question that Blandick does a very good job as the snake-hissing villain. Zasu Pitts is wasted in a supporting role but she's got one funny scene towards the start of the picture. The ending is one you'll see coming from a mile away and at times it gets so silly that I couldn't help but laugh but there's still enough going on here to make it worth viewing.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Barbara Stanwyck plays Kitty Lane, a poor waitress who one days meets David Livingston (Regis Toomey) who is of course rich and comes from a respectable family. The two fall in love and decide to get married but his rather evil mother (Clara Blandick) will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Thinking he has left her, Kitty goes out to make something of herself. SHOPWORN is pretty predictable from start to finish but the attractive cast makes the film worth sitting through and especially since it runs a very fast 68-minutes. There's no question that the screenplay could have used a little work because everything that happens seems rather predictable and unoriginal even for 1932 standards. The poor girl being looked down upon by rich people is something we've seen many times and there's really nothing new done with it here. Even what happens to the character after she becomes famous is pretty standard stuff. What keeps the film moving along so well are the performances and especially the one from Stanwyck. She delivers a really well rounded performance as she perfectly nails both the tough and tender side of the character. Toomey is also quite good as the love interest and there's no question that Blandick does a very good job as the snake-hissing villain. Zasu Pitts is wasted in a supporting role but she's got one funny scene towards the start of the picture. The ending is one you'll see coming from a mile away and at times it gets so silly that I couldn't help but laugh but there's still enough going on here to make it worth viewing.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jul 20, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
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