Finishing School (1933)
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60% of users liked it
(80 ratings)
The scandalous doings behind the high-toned exterior of a private school for rich young women provides the framework for this interesting but turgid drama. Much of the story centers on an unhappy socialite and her smart-alecky, world-wise roomy who has no morals at all when it comes to getting what… More The scandalous doings behind the high-toned exterior of a private school for rich young women provides the framework for this interesting but turgid drama. Much of the story centers on an unhappy socialite and her smart-alecky, world-wise roomy who has no morals at all when it comes to getting what she wants. This of course, puts her at odds with the school's overly class-conscious administration, who live in mortal fear of scandal. As a result, the staff is encouraged to remain cool and aloof, something that causes the lonely socialite, who longs for her parents love, to become deeply depressed. Unfortunately, her father doesn't seem to care and her mother is too busy climbing the social ladder to notice. The socialite becomes increasingly despondent and thinks of suicide. Still she is not immune to the girlish pranks and gaiety of her peers. Her life also improves when she falls in love with the handsome med student who works at the school as a waiter. Unfortunately, things get bad again when he accidentally impregnates her. Fortunately, it all works out for her in the end. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Nichols Jr., Wanda Tuchock
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 4, 1934 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views
The drinking, partying and sex come across more as a means to shock than actually make some sort of statement.
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
The film feels like it was developed as a saucy comedy for the pre-code era worked over to meet the new requirements of the Production Code.
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Cast
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Frances Dee
as Virginia Radcliff
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Billie Burke
as Mrs. Radcliff
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Ginger Rogers
as Pony
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Bruce Cabot
as Ralph McFarland
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John Halliday
as Mr. Radcliff
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Beulah Bondi
as Miss Van Alstyn
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Sara Haden
as Miss Fisher
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Marjorie Lytell
as Ruth
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Adalyn Doyle
as Madeline Kelly
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Joan Barclay
as Short Girl
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Ann Cameron
as Miss Schmidt
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Rose Coghlan
as Miss Garland
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Jane Darwell
as Maud the Head Nurse
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Irene Franklin
as Aunt Jessica
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Helen Freeman
as Dr. Hewitt
- Joey Long
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Claire Myers
as Girl
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Jack Norton
as Drunk
- Linda Q
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Caroline Rankin
as Miss Weber
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Anne Shirley
as Billie
- Margo St. Mann
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Suzanne Thompson
as Girl
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Edith Vale
as Girl
- George Nichols Jr.
- Eddie Baker
- John David Horsley
- Florence Roberts
