pre movie -code- enforcement for sure - ksf-2
The first half, yes, pre-Code. But the second half succumbs to then-contemporary convention of a woman assuming the traditional role.
But at least Ruth Chatterton's Alison Drake can say that she has "a head for business and a bod for sin" long before Melanie Griffith did in
Working Girl
.
"Man becomes the food of the divinity he worships." - Chris Stevens

I know right!

Pretty radical movie for the 1930's! Most women in those days were housewives, nurses, or teachers. Nice to see a movie about a woman of that era having power! One thing that worried me , didn't the thought of getting pregnant or catching a STD worry Allison? She did sleep around a lot! That was cool her bf was going to help her retain her company in the end, although she was tired of running it.

Johnny Mack Brown's penile implants are now in the Smithsonian.
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.

I like how Alison Drake was a total gearhead who didn't look like a tomboy.
Well done.
No two persons ever watch the same movie.

10-4. thanks for the edjamacation.

"In the board meeting, she is determined to hire Thorn so they can develop an "automatic gearshift" car, yet later, they are discussing where to put the clutch guess the automatic clutch thing didnt work out.."
From Wikipedia's page on Automatic Transmissions:
"In the 1930s, both Reo and General Motors developed semi-automatic transmissions that were less difficult to operate than a fully manual unit. These designs, however, continued to use a clutch to engage the engine with the transmission."