Sherry Chandler » I know for some women, men are a household necessity; myself, I’d rather have a canary.

I know for some women, men are a household necessity; myself, I’d rather have a canary.

Female

Female (Warner Brothers, 1933) is a precode film featuring Ruth Chatterton as the owner/operator of a large automobile factory who has claimed for herself all the privileges of a male tycoon, including sexual predation on the help. She uses ‘em and tosses ‘em aside (or at least sends ‘em off to Paris to study art), interestingly enough to the tune of “Shanghai Lil.” A great romp for most of its 60-minute run, Female forces our free spirit to succumb to the quiet masculine integrity of George Brent. Boo hiss! But it was 1933. And I don’t really believe she’s tamed.

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