Wednesday, August 19, 2020

The Devil to Pay! (1930)

Ronald Colman excels in this film as Willie, a suave and workshy man with a heart of gold, but a weakness for gambling. He returns home, penniless from Africa, to his angry father (Frederick Kerr) - though very easily charms the old man. He also meets Dorothy (Loretta Young) who is engaged to marry a rather dull aristocrat. Willie and Dorothy fall in love...

However, there is a complication of course. Willie was in love with showgirl Mary (Myrna Loy). Willie has promised Dorothy never to see Mary again, and Dorothy's father has engaged a detective agency to find out if Willie breaks his promise...

A bright and breezy romantic comedy. Colman's cad-ish charm filled the screen. It is fairly light and inconsequential perhaps but a highly enjoyable little film.