''The Footloose Heiress'' is a 1937 American

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 ...

directed by William Clemens and written by Robertson White. The film stars Craig Reynolds, Ann Sheridan,

Anne Nagel Anne Nagel (born Anna Marie Dolan; September 29, 1915 – July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for 25 years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s. One book described her as "one ...

William Hopper William DeWolf Hopper Jr. (January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American stage, film, and television actor. The only child of actor DeWolf Hopper and actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in predominantly minor r ...

Hugh O'Connell Hugh O'Connell (August 4, 1898 – January 19, 1943) was an American film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in ...

and Teddy Hart. The film was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

on August 21, 1937.

Plot

Kay Allyn ( Ann Sheridan) is the spoiled daughter of eccentric advertising tycoon John C. Allyn (

). To win a $5,000 bet with a friend, Kay must wed society boy Jack Pierson (

) before midnight on her 18th birthday. As Jack has no means of supporting himself, her father is not impressed, and tries to foil his daughter's plans with the aid of hobo Bruce 'Butch' Baeder ( Craig Reynolds). Taking a shine to the young man, the tycoon creates a job for him as a radio copy man, and Kay eventually falls for him. An added attraction is that hobo Bruce turns out to be the son of a famous Boston advertising millionaire.

Cast

* Craig Reynolds as Bruce 'Butch' Baeder * Ann Sheridan as Kay Allyn *

as Linda Pierson *

as Jack Pierson *

as John C. Allyn * Teddy Hart as Charlie McCarthy * Hal Neiman as Luke Peaneather * Frank Orth as Justice Abner Cuttler * William Eberhardt as Wilbur Frost * Loia Cheaney as Sarah Cuttler

Critical reception

'' Allmovie'' wrote, "a few broad swipes at radio advertising aside, ''Footloose Heiress'' is as predictable as sunrise and sunset"; while

Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fi ...

wrote, "pretty funny screwball comedy bubbles along at a dizzy pace."

References

External links

* * * * 1937 films Warner Bros. films American comedy films 1937 comedy films Films directed by William Clemens American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub