Beauty for the Asking (1939)
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According to RKO Radio's publicity folks, Beauty for the Asking was supposed to have been an expose of the lucrative beauty-parlor "racket". What emerged on screen, however, was a pedestrian romantic triangle involving socialite Denny Williams (Patric Knowles), his wealthy wife Flora… More According to RKO Radio's publicity folks, Beauty for the Asking was supposed to have been an expose of the lucrative beauty-parlor "racket". What emerged on screen, however, was a pedestrian romantic triangle involving socialite Denny Williams (Patric Knowles), his wealthy wife Flora (Frieda Inescort), and pretty beautician Jean Russell (Lucille Ball). Spurned by Williams, Jean finds consolation by developing a revolutionary facial cream that makes her a millionairess. Ironically, her financial backer in this endeavor is none other than her romantic rival Flora. Among the screenwriters was Paul Jarrico, later blacklisted for his allegedly Communistic sentiments; the only thing remotely radical in Beauty for the Asking, however, is the notion that 28-year-old Lucille Ball could play a cosmetic tycoon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Glenn Tryon
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It should be of interest mostly to a female audience.
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Cast
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Lucille Ball
as Jean Russell
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Patric Knowles
as Denny Williams
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Donald Woods
as Jeffrey Martin
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Frieda Inescort
as Flora Barton-Williams
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Inez Courtney
as Gwen Morrison
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Leona Maricle
as Eva Harrington
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Frances Mercer
as Patricia Wharton
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Whitney Bourne
as Peggy Ponsby
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Ann Evers
as Lois Peabody
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George Andre Beranger
as Cyril
- Kay Sutton
