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]

Big Business Girl
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Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Written byRobert Lord (screen adaptation)
Based onBig Business Girl
in College Humor
by Patricia Reilly
H. N. Swanson
StarringLoretta Young
Joan Blondell
CinematographySol Polito
Edited byPete Fritch
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 12, 1931 (1931-06-12)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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.

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Preservation status

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

Home media

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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

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Big Business Girl
  2. ^ 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
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