Isn't It Romantic
Cast & Crew
Norman Z. Mcleod
Veronica Lake
Mona Freeman
Mary Hatcher
Billy De Wolfe
Roland Culver
Film Details
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Synopsis
During Reconstruction, Southern Major Euclid Cameron writes his memoirs about the Civil War while his grown daughters, Candy, Susie and Rose, plead with him to get a job, as they are in debt. Euclid is proud that no one in his formerly wealthy family has ever worked, and talks himself out of taking a job offered to him by Clarissa Thayer, a spinster bank president who is attracted to him. One day while in town, Candy's suitor, Horace Frazier, reprimands her for flirting with near strangers, but the romantically inclined Candy ignores him and attracts the attention of swindler Richard "Rick" Brannon. That night, Horace brings Rick, who claims to remember Horace from music school, to Rose and Ben Logan's engagement party. The party breaks up after Rick openly flirts with Rose, and while she and Ben fight, Ben's father, Judge Thomas Logan, argues with Euclid about the Civil War. The next day, Rick sends Candy a gift of flowers and sheer silk stockings. Euclid is scandalized by the gift, but instead of reprimanding Rick, he allows Rick to enlist him in getting investors for Rick's Arkansas oil drilling plans. Susie and Candy, meanwhile, attend the nickelodeon with Horace and Ben, but leave after Ben gets in a fight, and return home to entertain their maid Addie, with their rendition of the movie. After Rose and Ben reunite at a town picnic, Judge Logan offers to host another engagement party. Candy, meanwhile, falls in love with Rick, who refrains from proposing marriage. At Rick's urging, Euclid raises $3,500 from his friends and neighbors, but when he learns that Judge Thomas is protecting Clarissa by investigating Rick's scheme, Rick leaves town with the money. That evening, while the rest of the family attends the engagement party, Horace and Ben race to catch up with Rick's train, as they have found a note from Candy saying that she is eloping with Rick. They succeed in stopping the train by lighting a fire on the tracks. After boarding the train, Horace and Ben witness Rick abusing Candy, who has taken back the stolen money. Ben knocks Rick out, and he, Horace and Candy return home in time to prevent the town from learning that Euclid was swindled.
Director
Norman Z. Mcleod
Cast
Veronica Lake
Mona Freeman
Mary Hatcher
Billy De Wolfe
Roland Culver
Patric Knowles
Richard Webb
Pearl Bailey
Charles Evans
Larry Olsen
Kathryn Givney
Jeff York
The Elder Lovelies
Mabel Butterworth
Rose Dehaven
Ivanetta Gardner
Ethel Getty
Sally Hale
Mabel Hart
Mattie Kennedy
Perle Kincaid
Julia Otho
Marion Colby
Carmen Nisbet
Johnny Garrett
Eddie Johnson
Dick Keene
Robert Scott
George Nokes
Sally Rawlinson
Margaret Field
Wade Crosby
Len Hendry
Jim Davies
Olin Howlin
Bill Meader
Syd Saylor
John Christian
Sidney D'albrook
Wilbur Mack
Babe London
Ben Mantz
Hall Bartlett
Sarah Edwards
Sam Flint
Frank Dae
Jerry James
Hal Rand
Phyllis Kennedy
Howard Joslin
Jean Acker
Patsy O'byrne
Donya Dean
Chester Conklin
Loyal Underwood
Tom Plank
Anne Cornwall
Roger Moore
Jack Roberts
Duke York
Snub Pollard
Ralph Montgomery
Bobby Barber
Crew
William Austin
Claire Behnke
Richard L. Breen
Robert Clatworthy
Sam Comer
Daniel Dare
Francisco Day
Hans Dreier
Josephine Earl
Farciot Edouart
Don English
Ray Evans
Gene Garvin
Grace Gregory
Lorenz Hart
Edith Head
Gordon Jennings
Joseph J. Lilley
Harry Lindgren
Lionel Lindon
Jay Livingston
Josef Mischel
William Mull
William Rand
Richard Rodgers
Troy Sanders
Leroy Stone
Theodore Strauss
Van Cleave
Wally Westmore
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Notes
The working titles of this film were Father's Day and It's Always Spring. A pre-production Paramount News item noted that William Russell was slated to direct the film. The picture marked the screen acting debut of future director/producer Hall Bartlett.
