Lucy tells the story of a woman who is dropped by her fiance, but who goes on to bigger and better things. She takes on selling of her beauty cream, and parlays it into a multi-million dollar industry. She blusters he way into Jeff Martin's (Don Woods) office, and bullies him into helping her set up the business. they also get her ex-boyfriend and the new girlfriend involved for financial help in setting up the salon to sell the beauty products. The stress of having the "ex" involved is one of the sub-plots. It's also interesting that one of the characters is called Eve Harrington. Eve Harrington will also be the star of "All About Eve". Patric Knowles, Frieda Inescort co-star. It's mildly interesting, considering its based on a true story. Script could be a little stronger... i found it difficult to believe that so few people in the story would know that Denny was Jean's fiance originally. I think it would have been a pretty well-known fact. and this one has a bit of the back-stabbing wit that we see in "the Women" from 1939. Directed by Glenn Tryon. started as actor in the (silent) 1920s, did some writing. "Beauty" was one of the eleven films he directed in the 1930s and 1940s. and of course, Lucy would end up OWNING the RKO studio lots, as Paramount.
Review of Beauty for the Asking
