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Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl
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Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Robert Lord (screen adaptation)
Based on	Big Business Girl; in College Humor; by Patricia Reilly; H. N. Swanson
Starring	Loretta Young; Joan Blondell
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Edited by	Pete Fritch
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 12, 1931;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Big Business Girl is a 1931 American pre-Code First National sound comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Loretta Young, then eighteen years old. It was released theatrically through First National's parent company Warner Bros.^[1]

Plot

College graduate Claire McIntyre (Loretta Young) puts off a trip to Paris with her new husband, jazz band leader Johnny Saunders (Frank Albertson) to try to build a career and life in the big city. Though she initially struggles to find work, Claire soon lands a job and catches the eye of ad executive Robert Clayton (Ricardo Cortez). Claire impresses her bosses with her advertising copy and earns a big promotion, though she faces constant sexual harassment from Clayton. When Johnny returns from his trip and hopes to rekindle their relationship, he and Claire find themselves at odds and she must decide whether she wants to reconcile with him and quit her job or continue to pursue her career.

Cast

Loretta Young as Claire McIntyre
Frank Albertson as Johnny Saunders
Ricardo Cortez as Robert J. Clayton
Joan Blondell as Pearl
Frank Darien as Luke Winters
Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Emery
Oscar Apfel as Walter Morley
Nancy Dover as Sarah Ellen
Mickey Bennett as Joe
Bobby Gordon as Messenger boy
Virginia Sale as Sally Curtis
George 'Gabby' Hayes as Hotel Clerk

Preservation status

A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[2]

Home media

The film was released on VHS as part of the 'Forbidden Hollywood' series by MGM/UA Home Video, and later on Region 1 DVD by Warner Archive.

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Big Business Girl
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 16, c.1978 by The American Film Institute