By Frank Miller
Ever Since Eve
Brief Synopsis
A plain-jane by day and a beauty by night, a secretary juggles two identities in order to keep her job and win her boss's heart.
Cast & Crew
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Lloyd Bacon
Director
Marion Davies
Marge Winton
Robert Montgomery
Freddy Matthews
Frank Mchugh
Mabel DeCraven
Patsy Kelly
Sadie Day
Allen Jenkins
Jake Edgall
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
Jul
15,
1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Synopsis
Marge Winton, an attractive San Francisco secretary, has trouble keeping a job because her bosses keep making passes at her. While waiting at an employment agency, she is told that she is too good looking for an available job at a publishing company and decides to make herself unattractive. After donning a wig, glasses and baggy clothes, she tries out her disguise on her roommate, Sadie Day, Sadie's boyfriend, Jake Edgall, and his boss, Al McCoy. Jake has brought Al along as a date for Marge, touting her good looks, but after one glance at the transformed Marge, Al leaves hastily. The next day, Marge interviews at the Belldon Publishing Company, where she is immediately hired to assist author Freddy Matthews. Freddy is behind on his novel, which Abby Belldon, the owner of the company, has already sold to the movies. Marge's job is to keep him working until the book is finished. Therefore, when Camille Lansing, Freddy's latest girl friend, telephones, Marge does not relay her calls. Camille is not easily dissuaded, however, and shows up at Freddy's apartment. In the ensuing argument, Marge quits, asking Freddy to wire her if he should change his mind and decide that he needs her after all. After Marge leaves, Freddy realizes that he cannot read her notes and, rather than wait for a telegram, calls at her apartment, where he discovers Marge without her disguise. She pretends to be Sadie, telling him that Marge is out and will return later. She invites him in to wait, and he ends up asking her out to dinner. Because Freddy has said how much he hates deceitful women, Marge decides to wait until the book is finished to reveal to him her impersonation and, in the meantime, she tells him that "Sadie" has left town. Even though he only has two days to finish his book, Freddy leaves immediately in pursuit of "Sadie," and is followed by Camille and Marge. After much confusion and mistaken identities, Marge helps Freddy finish his book. Freddy figures out that Marge and "Sadie" are the same person and they agree to marry.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Cast
Marion Davies
Marge Winton
Robert Montgomery
Freddy Matthews
Frank Mchugh
Mabel DeCraven
Patsy Kelly
Sadie Day
Allen Jenkins
Jake Edgall
Louise Fazenda
Abby Belldon
Barton Maclane
Al McCoy
Marcia Ralston
Camille Lansing
Frederic Clarke
Alonzo
Arthur Hoyt
Hotel manager
Mary Treen
Employment clerk
Harry Hayden
President of the Purity League
Pierre Watkin
Barton
John T. Murray
Lowell
William Davidson
Henderson
Crew
Gene Baker
Story
Earl Baldwin
Screenwriter
Earl Baldwin
Producer
George Barnes
Photography
Nora Bayes
Composer
Delmer Daves
Contr to trmt
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Hoopi Haaia
Composer
Robert Haas
Art Director
Lillie Hayward
Screenwriter
Brown Holmes
Contr to dial
William Holmes
Film Editor
M. K. Jerome
Composer
Margaret Lee
Story
Jack Norworth
Composer
Orry-kelly
Gowns
Lawrence Riley
Screenwriter
Jack Scholl
Composer
Joseph Shrank
Contr to special seq
Jerry Wald
Contr to Screenplay const
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Videos
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Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
Jul
15,
1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Articles
Ever Since Eve
Marion Davies left the screen after making this romantic comedy, but at least she went out on a creative high. The story of a secretary tired of losing jobs because she's too beautiful who then uglies herself up to work for womanizing Robert Montgomery showcased her often forgotten comic talents. When Montgomery meets the real Davies and doesn't recognize her, the stage is set for hilarity. The mistress of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Davies made almost all of her films for his production company, Cosmopolitan Pictures. For most of her career, Cosmopolitan was housed at MGM, but by 1934, her declining box-office and his disappointment that major roles kept going to other MGM stars led him to pull up stakes and move to Warner Bros. There she had the benefit of studio standbys like director Lloyd Bacon, cinematographer George Barnes, costume designer Orry-Kelly and character comics like Frank McHugh and Allen Jenkins. Davies turned to her former home for leading man Montgomery, who had worked with her on Blondie of the Follies (1932), and Patsy Kelly, whose boss, Hal Roach, released his films through MGM.
By Frank Miller
By Frank Miller
Ever Since Eve
Marion Davies left the screen after making this romantic comedy, but at least she went out on a creative high. The story of a secretary tired of losing jobs because she's too beautiful who then uglies herself up to work for womanizing Robert Montgomery showcased her often forgotten comic talents. When Montgomery meets the real Davies and doesn't recognize her, the stage is set for hilarity. The mistress of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Davies made almost all of her films for his production company, Cosmopolitan Pictures. For most of her career, Cosmopolitan was housed at MGM, but by 1934, her declining box-office and his disappointment that major roles kept going to other MGM stars led him to pull up stakes and move to Warner Bros. There she had the benefit of studio standbys like director Lloyd Bacon, cinematographer George Barnes, costume designer Orry-Kelly and character comics like Frank McHugh and Allen Jenkins. Davies turned to her former home for leading man Montgomery, who had worked with her on Blondie of the Follies (1932), and Patsy Kelly, whose boss, Hal Roach, released his films through MGM.
By Frank Miller
