By Violet LeVoit
Wise Girls
Brief Synopsis
A sheepish plumber gets conned into a marriage scheme.
Cast & Crew
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E. Mason Hopper
Director
Elliott Nugent
Kempy
Norma Lee
Kate
Roland Young
Duke Merrill
J. C. Nugent
Dad
Clara Blandick
Ma
Film Details
Also Known As
Kempy
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Sep
21,
1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Kempy by J. C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent (New York, 15 May 1922).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,818ft
(11 reels)
Synopsis
Kempy, a plumber who aspires to be an architect, is repairing a pipe in the Bence household when Kate, the artistic and independent eldest daughter, persuades him to marry her to prove something to Duke Merrill, the man she really loves. Bence, an irascible old man, attempts to throw Kempy out of the house when Kate and he arrive married, but Duke, a lawyer, helps to turn the tables by selling Kempy the deed to Bence's house. Again assisted by Duke, Kempy gets an annulment from his shrewish wife when he discovers he has fallen in love with Ruth, the youngest daughter, and all ends happily.
Director
E. Mason Hopper
Director
Cast
Elliott Nugent
Kempy
Norma Lee
Kate
Roland Young
Duke Merrill
J. C. Nugent
Dad
Clara Blandick
Ma
Marion Shilling
Ruth Bence
Leora Spellman
Jane Wade
James Donlan
Ben Wade
Crew
Margaret Booth
Film Editor
Margaret Booth
Titles
David Cox
Wardrobe
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director
Carrie Jacobs-bond
Composer
Elliot Nugent
Stage Director
Elliott Nugent
Adaptation
Elliott Nugent
Dial
J. C. Nugent
Adaptation
J. C. Nugent
Dial
J. C. Nugent
Stage Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Engineer
Karl E. Zint
Recording Engineer
Film Details
Also Known As
Kempy
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Sep
21,
1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Kempy by J. C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent (New York, 15 May 1922).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,818ft
(11 reels)
Articles
Wise Girls -
Mild-mannered Kempy the plumber (Elliott Nugent) just wanted to fix the pipes at the Bence residence, but the free-spirited Kate (Norma Lee) has other ideas. Eager to make her crush Duke (Roland Young, later of Topper [1937] fame) jealous, she convinces Kempy that she and he should get married--immediately. This doesn't go over well with her father (J.C. Nugent, father of Elliott) but Duke figures out a way to turn this tangle to everyone's advantage. Audiences in 1929 showed up in droves for this marriage comedy, maybe not entirely because of the plot--it was one of, if not the very first, MGM movies made to play in theaters equipped with the Western Electric Sound System, providing the then-novelty of sound amplified loudly enough to fill a theater to the back row. Based on a play written by its star Elliott Nugent.
By Violet LeVoit
By Violet LeVoit
Wise Girls -
Mild-mannered Kempy the plumber (Elliott Nugent) just wanted to fix the pipes at the Bence residence, but the free-spirited Kate (Norma Lee) has other ideas. Eager to make her crush Duke (Roland Young, later of Topper [1937] fame) jealous, she convinces Kempy that she and he should get married--immediately. This doesn't go over well with her father (J.C. Nugent, father of Elliott) but Duke figures out a way to turn this tangle to everyone's advantage. Audiences in 1929 showed up in droves for this marriage comedy, maybe not entirely because of the plot--it was one of, if not the very first, MGM movies made to play in theaters equipped with the Western Electric Sound System, providing the then-novelty of sound amplified loudly enough to fill a theater to the back row. Based on a play written by its star Elliott Nugent.
By Violet LeVoit
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Also known as Kempy.
