Monica) is a baron banker just returned from a trip to the United States. Let’s head back to the plot and we’ll pick my disgust back up when we get to it. Forcing a woman into prostitution for your own dignity is pretty ugly no matter what age it’s in, especially when it’s provided in the guise of a romantic-fucking-comedy. Where Beauty and the Boss differs from most of these other films is that the prostitution isn’t some act of equality, but because of the demands of male ego. I’ve never seen prostitution presented in nearly as positive as a light as its shown in the 30’s: selling your body is just something you can do. Griffith trafficked in for most of the silent era and brought us what can best be described as the post- It girl: sexy, confident and in charge.
Most of the ones I’ve watched have ditched the familiar ‘helpless girl’ aesthetics that D.W. That being said, a remarkable number of these films have demonstrated extremely strong and in-control women.
During these Pre-Code reviews, I’ve more or less had to tone down the level of objections I would normally have towards the depiction of women: suffrage for women is only ten years old when this era began. Or, if there are, please let me know.īut besides that shameful sentence a moment ago wherein I admitted that I have a thing for busty chicks, I’m normally one who finds gender a fascinating subject for analyzing film. I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but, sadly, there are no busty nerdy chicks writing about Pre-Code Hollywood. The film spends its first hour with the message of “BOOTSTRAPS” firmly implanted on its forehead, and spends the last ninety minutes instead insisting that, while hard work and enthusiasm are fine, maybe spreading your legs for your boss is a pretty awesome Plan B. Hilariously, he’s discussed in the context of social Darwinism, which boils down to a lot of Libertarian philosophy. Mind you, Hoover was still in office when this was written and made, so that’s not super surprising, but then there’s also… “You dictate so rapidly!” “I do everything rapidly.” “Oh, Baron…”.
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