Professional Sweetheart

Jun 9, 1933

1h 13m

★ 5.0

I want to sin and suffer. Now I just get to suffer.

Overview

Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. When the strain of representing "purity" brings her to rebellion, the sponsor and his nutty henchmen pick her a public-relations "sweetheart" from fan mail, who turns out to be a hayseed.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Glory

Ginger Rogers

Jim

Norman Foster

Elmerada

Zasu Pitts

Speed

Frank McHugh

O'Connor

Allen Jenkins

Ipswich

Gregory Ratoff

Herbert

Franklin Pangborn

Announcer

Lucien Littlefield

Kelsey

Edgar Kennedy

Appleby

Frank Darien

Stu

Sterling Holloway

Vera (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

Murad is a well-known psychologist, appears as an expert on various social programs. A famous singer named Aliya seduces Murad and they decide to spend their first night at a hotel. Murad, in a fit of passion, involuntarily grabs Aliya by the throat and squeezes her tightly. As a result, Aliya faints from excitement. Murad thinks that Aliya is dead and panics. He looks for ways out of this difficult situation. Finally, he is forced to call his wife, Sabina, a forensic expert, for help...

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