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The Reckless Way (1936)

1936-02-01 · EN
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The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.

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Phil DunhamWriterRaymond K. JohnsonDirector

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Marian NixonMarian NixonHelen RogersKane RichmondKane RichmondJim MorganInez CourtneyInez CourtneyLaura JonesMalcolm McGregorMalcolm McGregorDon ReynoldsHarry HarveyHarry HarveyJoe BlackArt HowardArt HowardMr. Martin StonerGloria GordonGloria GordonMrs. Elizabeth "Birdie" StonerWilliam H. StraussWilliam H. StraussCarl BlatzJohn S. PetersJohn S. PetersVon BergJohn CowellJohn CowellSamuel S. HindsSamuel S. HindsPhil DunhamPhil Dunham

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The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.