When Aggie's boyfriend Red is sent to jail, she meets a mild-mannered man and decides to turn him into a real man.When Aggie's boyfriend Red is sent to jail, she meets a mild-mannered man and decides to turn him into a real man.When Aggie's boyfriend Red is sent to jail, she meets a mild-mannered man and decides to turn him into a real man.
Brooks Benedict
- Hiring Clerk
- (uncredited)
Jane Darwell
- Mrs. Spence - Landlady
- (uncredited)
Bud Geary
- Prison Guard with Mail
- (uncredited)
Edward Keane
- Construction Boss
- (uncredited)
John Kelly
- Butch - Tough Workman
- (uncredited)
Walter Long
- Red's Prison Cellmate
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe play was copyrighted on 3 December 1932, but had no Broadway performances.
- Quotes
Sybby 'Sib': Listen Aggie, I figure that men are like trees - the more you tap them, you know, the more sap comes out.
- SoundtracksGive My Regards to Broadway
(1904)
Written by George M. Cohan
Part of a medley in the score during the opening credits
Featured review
Why isn't this hilarious precode better known?
Wynne Gibson just shines in this film. She was 35 when she starred in it, and it was one of her few starring roles. 35 isn't old now, but it was considered rounding the top of the hill in 1933. 35 year old grandmothers were common at the time. Her character is brassy and blonde and she's seen the tough side of life and doesn't let it get her down, yet she's vulnerable.
Wynne is in the title role of Aggie, and she falls for the all muscles - as in even in his head - Red Branahan (William Gargan) when he apparently stands up for her in a fight. Heck, I don't even think he knew what the fight was about, he just liked to brawl and in this case it happened to be for a worthy cause.
Next scene and the two are living together and posing as married. You couldn't get away with coming out and saying that even in the precode era, but it is implied in all kinds of ways. And then Red gets in a fist fight with the police and they take him away. Plus he forgot to grab his rent money during the fight. So Aggie is out on the street. Her friend Sybby (Zasu Pitts) is a maid in a boarding house, so she lets Aggie catch a nap in a room where the boarder is supposed to be out for a long while, but then he comes back.
They say the best sales people are those whose pitch you never see coming, and somehow Aggie angles it so that she has a permanent home in the boarder's flat plus she becomes his mentor and what you'd call a "life coach" today. . By the way, the boarder is a young man who is the opposite of what she had in Red. Weak willed, naive, gentle, well schooled but totally not street wise. He is a rich guy raised by a maiden aunt trying to make it on his own in the big city. This is a great role for Charles Farrell as "Schlumpy". His high pitched voice is not what audiences expected in the switch from silents to sound film, and it hurt his career, but that voice works for him here.
Aggie's weakness? She can't seem to figure what she wants in a man. She tries to make Schlumpy over in the image of Red, but she likes his gentleness. But then it's hard to only bake half a cake. Meanwhile, Red is not going to be in jail forever for some fist to cuffs with the police. Not in a rough part of New York City.
How does this all work out? Watch and find out. The script is interesting in concept and the best part of it are the non stop bawdy one liners that Wynne Gibson dishes out in rapid succession from beginning to end. A year later, with the production code in force she would have been left speechless by the censors. It's a shame the Warner Archive hasn't gotten around to releasing this one yet. Highly recommended.
Wynne is in the title role of Aggie, and she falls for the all muscles - as in even in his head - Red Branahan (William Gargan) when he apparently stands up for her in a fight. Heck, I don't even think he knew what the fight was about, he just liked to brawl and in this case it happened to be for a worthy cause.
Next scene and the two are living together and posing as married. You couldn't get away with coming out and saying that even in the precode era, but it is implied in all kinds of ways. And then Red gets in a fist fight with the police and they take him away. Plus he forgot to grab his rent money during the fight. So Aggie is out on the street. Her friend Sybby (Zasu Pitts) is a maid in a boarding house, so she lets Aggie catch a nap in a room where the boarder is supposed to be out for a long while, but then he comes back.
They say the best sales people are those whose pitch you never see coming, and somehow Aggie angles it so that she has a permanent home in the boarder's flat plus she becomes his mentor and what you'd call a "life coach" today. . By the way, the boarder is a young man who is the opposite of what she had in Red. Weak willed, naive, gentle, well schooled but totally not street wise. He is a rich guy raised by a maiden aunt trying to make it on his own in the big city. This is a great role for Charles Farrell as "Schlumpy". His high pitched voice is not what audiences expected in the switch from silents to sound film, and it hurt his career, but that voice works for him here.
Aggie's weakness? She can't seem to figure what she wants in a man. She tries to make Schlumpy over in the image of Red, but she likes his gentleness. But then it's hard to only bake half a cake. Meanwhile, Red is not going to be in jail forever for some fist to cuffs with the police. Not in a rough part of New York City.
How does this all work out? Watch and find out. The script is interesting in concept and the best part of it are the non stop bawdy one liners that Wynne Gibson dishes out in rapid succession from beginning to end. A year later, with the production code in force she would have been left speechless by the censors. It's a shame the Warner Archive hasn't gotten around to releasing this one yet. Highly recommended.
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) officially released in India in English?
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