Strictly Dishonorable (1931) on Netflix
NR19311h 31mComedyDramaRomance
Isabelle, a Southern belle from Mississippi, comes to a New York speakeasy with Henry, her fiancé. There she meets Gus Di Ruvo, the opera singer she admires, and the two dance.
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Plot summary
Isabelle Perry travels from Mississippi to New York, where she and her fiancé Henry Greene stop at Tomasso Antiovi's speakeasy. Henry is quick-tempered and snobbish, and he takes an instant dislike to Judge Dempsey, the retired and amiable man who chats with Isabelle. Henry goes outside to move his car, which is parked illegally. While he is away, Isabelle gets to know Gus Di Ruvo, the opera star she admires, who performs as Tino Caraffa and is known as a charming playboy. When Henry returns he is furious to find them dancing, and Isabelle breaks their engagement and hands back his ring. Gus invites her to spend the night at his apartment and tells her plainly that his intentions are strictly dishonorable. Judge Dempsey warns her against going, but she has fallen in love and wants to stay.
Cast
- Samuel Bonelloas Waiter(uncredited)
- Joe Torilloas Cook(uncredited)
- Aldo Franchettias Arguing Customer(uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Universal paid Preston Sturges the record sum of $125,000 for the film rights to Strictly Dishonorable, a figure matched only by RKO's 1931 purchase of the rights to Cimarron.
- Natalie Moorhead was cast as Lilli, one of Gus's lovers, but her scenes were cut from the finished film.
