Review of Street Girl

Street Girl (1929)
9/10
fun pre-code life in the week of ... story
19 March 2019
"freddie" is a poor foreigner, so the gang brings her home to help her out. the Picture and sound are remarkably good, for such an oldie (and early talkie) film! Betty Compson, Ned Sparks, Jack Oakie, and John Harron had all started in the silent films. I recognized ( and LOVE ) Ned Sparks... was his usual sarcastic self in "Bride walks Out" and "Imitation of Life". Freddie tries to push the guys and herself to bigger and better things, but there are bumps along the way. some fun wordplay here and there, due to the mixups by the foreign folk. Thank goodness this was prior to the film production code, so they didn't have to sugar-coat much to tell the story. it's a fun adventure, even if some of those accents change along the way! Check it out. Showing on Turner Classics. Directed by Wes Ruggles; he had acted in silent shorts for years, then bumped up to director for many years more. It's a good one.
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