An aging gold digger (Kay Francis) is no longer able to attract rich men so she does the next best thing. She mentors a young girl (Mildred Coles) that she passes off as her niece and together they con men out of their money and split the profits. Directed by Frank Woodruff (LADY SCARFACE). Ostensibly a comedy, I found the film rather sad. At age 36, Kay Francis was still attractive and vital and to see her reduced to pimping an innocent young girl and pushing her toward a life of using men for profit, I was not amused. But this being 1941, it has a happy ending and everybody gets what they want and no one gets hurt. It's passable entertainment and Kay Francis fans should enjoy it. With James Ellison, Nigel Bruce, Margaret Hamilton (doing the wise cracking Thelma Ritter maid bit), Katharine Alexander and G.P. Huntley.
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