The Impatient Maiden

There was no earthly way they were going to get an approved plot out of Impatient Virgin, what with the multiple men, pregnancy, religious satire, etc. Still, our "thematic adaptation", like our subject (who now works—respectably enough—for a divorce attorney) is zippy and fun and cynical for a while. After which you may observe as the will is sapped from the film and all involved, as the romantic comedy arc reaches its advanced stages and asserts exactly how conventional it must perforce be.

A romantic drama that takes a strong woman and shows how she needs a man to be happy. I didn't enjoy the story, but it was a well-made film.

A romance drama with a touch of James Whale's dark sense of humor! Imagine Una Merkel in a straitjacket! That's got to be one of the funniest moments of 1932!!! Merkel goes completely nuts being accidentally locked up in the insanity ward! The girl is fucking fantastic! Sadly the rest isn't as great. But it's a modern thinking drama about the fear of marriage. A dim tale of love between Mae Clarke & Lew Ayres with occasional lively appearances of Merkel & Andy Devine.

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