Professional Sweetheart

1933
Passed
1h 13m

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Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Frank McHugh, Zasu Pitts, and Gregory Ratoff in Professional Sweetheart (1933)

A vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans.A vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans.A vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans.

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6.1/10

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Trivia
"Professional Sweetheart" was Ginger Rogers' first film for RKO and - ironically, since so much of the plot revolves around getting Rogers' character to sign a radio contract - she had not yet signed a long-term contract with RKO when she made this film. She would sign a contract with the studio later in the year, just before making Flying Down to Rio (1933), her first film with Fred Astaire.

Goofs
While undressing in her bedroom, Miss Glory complains she's not allowed to wear any makeup when she is very plainly wearing excessive amounts of makeup, including lipstick and heavy black eye makeup, in that scene.

Quotes
Glory Eden: I wanna sin and suffer, and now I'm only sufferin'.

Connections
Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)

Soundtracks
My Imaginary Sweetheart
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Akst
Lyrics by Edward Eliscu
Performed first by Ginger Rogers (dubbed by Etta Moten)
Performed later by Theresa Harris
(who may have been dubbed by Etta Moten)

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9/10

SAUCY

This is a very early film in the career of Ginger Rogers. It is somewhat saucy and always goofy. It portays people in radio show business and the press that covers it as both overly ambitious and naive. There are several character actors such as Zazu Pitts that are totally hilarious. The plot is basicly girl wants fun and freedom rather than fame, and boy wants girl. After several very funny misadventures they both get what they want and each other. Sexuality is very frank in this movie even though the characters are very innocent. For the naughty in us there is even a spanking scene. Ginger Roger's voice is dubbed in a couple of songs because the producers did not think she was good enough. A very funny film worth repeated viewings. It can be seen occaisionly on the Turner Movie Channel. In the final scene there is a reference to television long before it would become available as if it was just around the corner.