The Girl Habit is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Owen Davis, Clayton Hamilton, Gertrude Purcell, and A.E. Thomas. The pre-Code film stars Charlie Ruggles, Tamara Geva, Margaret Dumont, Allen Jenkins, and Donald Meek. The film was released on June 27, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot A mild Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.
Cast Charlie Ruggles as Charlie Floyd Tamara Geva as Sonja Maloney Sue Conroy as Lucy Ledyard Margaret Dumont as Blanche Ledyard Allen Jenkins as Tony Maloney Donald Meek as Jonesy Douglas Gilmore as Huntley Palmer Jerome Daley as Warden Henry Betty Garde as Hattie Henry
Reception Motion Picture Herald found the film "refreshing" with a "constant flow of laughter", specifically citing Charlie Ruggles as the main reason the picture delighted audiences."Passing in Review." Motion Picture Herald, 11 July 1931, pp. 26-33, archive.org/stream/motionpictureher104unse#page/n185/mode/2up. Accessed 27 Dec. 2020. Screenland, however, was not as enthusiastic, saying the scenes were overlong."Critical Comment." Screenland, Oct. 1931, p. 84 archive.org/stream/screenland23unse#page/n731/mode/2up. Accessed 27 Dec. 2020.
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