''Ladies Love Brutes'' is a 1930 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

starring

George Bancroft George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and internati ...

Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...

, and

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, ...

. The film was directed by Rowland V. Lee and based on the play ''Pardon My Glove'' by

Zoë Akins Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for '' The Old Maid''. Early life Zoe Byrd Akins was born in Humansville, Missouri, second of three ...

Cast

as Joe Forziati, a New York building contractor *

as Mimi Howell, a socialite *

as Dwight Howell, Mimi's ex-husband * Margaret Quimby as Lucille * Stanley Fields as Mike Mendino, a gangster * Lawford Davidson as George Winham, Joe Forziati's lawyer * Paul Fix as Slip, a member of Mike's gang *

Freddie Burke Frederick Freddie Burke Frederick (January 13, 1921 in San Francisco – January 31, 1986 in Glendale, California) was an American child actor. He played Jackie Howell in the 1930 Paramount Pictures film '' Ladies Love Brutes''. Filmography * '' Fangs of ...

as Jackie Howell, kid

Sources

External links

* * *
"Ladies Love Brutes" at Turner Classic Movies
1930 films Films directed by Rowland V. Lee 1930s English-language films Films with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz American films based on plays 1930 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films Paramount Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub