She Couldn't Say No (1930 film)

She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Written by	Benjamin M. Kaye (play); Arthur Caesar; Robert Lord; Harvey F. Thew
Starring	Winnie Lightner; Chester Morris; Sally Eilers; Johnny Arthur
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Music by	Joe Burke
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 15, 1930;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

She Couldn't Say No is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama which stars Winnie Lightner, fresh from her success in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929). It was adapted from a play by Benjamin M. Kaye. An aspiring singer ends up in a love triangle with a gangster and a socialite.

Synopsis[]

Winnie Harper (Lightner) is a nightclub entertainer. This club is owned by a notorious gangster named Big John (Marshall). Jerry Casey (Morris), a gangster, begins dating Winnie and becomes her manager in an attempt to go straight. Jerry manages to put Winnie in a fancy society nightclub.

Morris, however, falls in love with Iris, a rich customer (Eilers). In order to be able to buy gifts worthy of his new socialite girlfriend, and also to get money for Winnie's upcoming revue, Jerry asks Big John for another job. Jerry tells Winnie about his love for Iris but she disproves and thinks that Iris is not serious about their relationship.

Later on, Jerry gets arrested and Winnie pays his bail, but is broken-hearted when Jerry leaves her to return to Iris. Winnie, with the help of Tommy Blake her pianist (Arthur), lands a job in a revue and attempts to forget Jerry. Nevertheless, when she hears that Jerry is in trouble with his fellow gang members, she goes to try to help him.

Cast[]

Winnie Lightner as Winnie Harper
Chester Morris as Jerry Casey
Sally Eilers as Iris
Johnny Arthur as Tommy Blake, Harper's pianist^[1]
Tully Marshall as Big John
Louise Beavers as Cora
Bill Elliott as extra (credited as Gordon Elliott)
Phyllis Haver as extra (uncredited)

Songs[]

All songs were performed by Lightner.

"Watching My Dreams Go By", lyrics by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke
"A Darn Fool Woman Like Me", Al Dubin and Joe Burke
"Bouncing the Baby Around", Al Dubin and Joe Burke
"Ping Pongo"
"The Poison Kiss of That Spaniard"

Preservation status[]

She Couldn't Say No is now considered a lost film, but the soundtrack survives intact on Vitaphone disks.^{[citation needed]}

Notes[]

^ "Plot synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved March 3, 2008.

External links[]

She Couldn't Say No at IMDb
She Couldn't Say No at AllMovie

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[1] "Plot synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved March 3, 2008.

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