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You Can't Beat Love (1937)

★ 6.7/10 62 min Romance, Comedy United States English
Screenplay by: Maxwell Shane, David Silverstein
Story by: Olga Moore
Streaming: Not available

Description

The film begins with a knuckle-head playboy (Preston Foster) working on a road crew dressed in a tux in order to win a bet. Apparently, this guy will take on any bet or act on a whim. This becomes very apparent when he disrupts a food giveaway hosted by the mayor’s daughter and as a result of this, he announces he’s running for mayor–though he seems very much apolitical and has no interest in the job. Later, when he once again meets up with the mayor’s daughter (Joan Fontaine) they supposedly fall in love–although there seemed to be little chemistry between them and it made very little sense for Fontaine to suddenly love a guy she so quickly hated at the beginning of the film. Plus, she really had plenty of reason to dislike the guy.

Top Cast

Preston Foster
Preston Foster James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine Trudy Olson
Herbert Mundin
Herbert Mundin Jasper 'Meadows' Hives
William Brisbane
William Brisbane Clem Bruner
Alan Bruce Scoop Gallagher
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst Foreman Butch Mehaffey

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