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A romantic comedy set in the Jitterbug era of the Roaring 20's, the film attempts to respond to the question posed in its title. Colleen Moore (1899-1988) plays the chaste but not so dewy-eyed lass who loves to dance, 'spoon', and generally have fun without compromising herself. However she is continually being blockaded by the ethical and social mores of that time.
Not surprisingly these ethical and social problems still exist today to a large degree. Ms. Moore, using author Carey Wilson's story under the direction of William A. Seiter, tackles the issues of...
a) wealthy / working class relationships, and
b) subjugation of women to men in many areas of life.
In a great instance of story telling, Ms. Moore was cast as a sales clerk in the Men's Haberdashery Dept. Of her amour's huge department store. She played the part willingly, being a 'feminist' by inclination.
She delightfully played a pert flapper dancing up a storm, was always ready with a wisecrack, and let the boys get only as close as she wished. The movie was fun.
It is always interesting to pick up a little history on the principals from movies of another era. I had not heard of Ms. Moore, Carey Wilson or William A. Seiter previously. Colleen Moore had over sixty credits in films as a featured performer between ages 16-35. Carey Wilson was one of the founding members of 'The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' and Seiter was one of the founding members of 'The Director's Guild'. All three have their footprints on the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'.
In order to placate Hollywood's wishes for younger women in films, Miss Moore lied about her age at one point. She died at 88, but if you had been able to ask her how old she was then she would have told you "I was only 85".
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