This film is one of the few examples you can find of Jeanette Loff singing and acting. While famous in her time, she only made a few films and died understand circumstances when she was only in her mid-30s.
"St. Louis Woman" is a strange little B-movie that isn't particularly distinguished nor is it particularly bad. It's really just an odd little time-passer that might interest some viewers like myself. It begins with seeing Jim Warren (Johnny Mack Brown) wow the crowds with his running for St. Louis University. However, an evil owner of a local pro football team wants Jim and is willing to destroy him if he can't! So, enlists the help of St. Louis Lou (Loff) and sets up the young man to be caught in a compromising position. Unlike college stars these days, this ends up getting Jim thrown out of school and he's pretty much a pariah. However, he isn't about to give up and the good-hearted Lou decides to help him out of this jam.
The best things about the film are Brown's acting as well as some parts of the plot. Brown would later become a well-known B-western star and his easygoing manner is seen here in "St. Louis Woman". As for the plot, a few aspects are clichéd (such as the fallen woman with a heart of gold cliché) but for the most part the story is interesting and better than the average B-movie of the period. Unusual and worth a look.
