She Had to Say Yes

Release Date: 1933-07-15

Overview: Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.

Rating: 5.222 / 10

Cast

Loretta Young

as Florence 'Flo' Denny

Winnie Lightner

as Maizee

Lyle Talbot

as Daniel 'Danny' Drew

Regis Toomey

as Tommy Nelson

Hugh Herbert

as Luther Haines

Crew

Leo F. Forbstein - Conductor
Busby Berkeley - Director
John Francis Larkin - Story
Don Mullaly - Screenplay
George Amy - Director

Reviews

Frank F:

An excellent pre-code era film that illustrates the pressure for women to use their sex to help their boss, but becoming a "bad woman" by doing so. In addition, it illustrates that men are expected t...