Ep 16: Joan Bennett in She Couldn't Take It (1935)

01/05/2018 24 min
Ep 16: Joan Bennett in She Couldn't Take It (1935)

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Episode Synopsis

Joan Bennett demonstrates that ignoring a man can be as effective as having an expert sass mouth. Her natural champagne blonde hair suits the icy character she plays. George Raft exhibits more range here than in any other film of his career. He cracks jokes, sings, and tries to be worthy of Joan Bennett. I close the episode with an excerpt from Tay Garnett's memoir Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights, which recalls the time when he was hired by Harry Cohn to direct the picture.
This one is an overlooked gem.