''Morals for Women'' (known in the UK as ''Farewell Party'' and in re-release as ''Big City Interlude'') is a 1931 American

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film produced and released by

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, often considered a low budget studio. The film stars

Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned e ...

and

Conway Tearle Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films. Early life Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...

. It is preserved at the

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, has been released on DVD, and is in the

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. This film is a follow-up to Tiffany's 1925 silent '' Morals for Men'', which also starred Conway Tearle and is also preserved at the Library of Congress.

Plot

Stenographer and

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Helen Huston (Love) has a personal relationship with her employer Van Dyne (Tearle), who has set her up in an apartment on

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. Her childhood beau visits New York and proposes to her, which prompts her to return to her hometown and seek advice from her family. News of her living situation is the talk of her hometown. In defending Helen's honor, her younger brother injures the town bully and must pay his large hospital bill. Helen returns to her New York boss to get the money. Her hometown sweetheart interrupts one of her parties to see her, and even upon learning about Helen's relationship with her boss, he wants to marry her.

Cast

Reception

The film received lukewarm reviews, and the morality of the story was questioned.

References

External links

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