Millie (film)
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| Millie | |
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| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Produced by | Charles R. Rogers |
| Written by | Novel: Donald Henderson Clarke Screenplay: Charles Kenyon |
| Starring | Helen Twelvetrees |
| Music by | Nacio Herb Brown |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Editing by | Fred Allen |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 6, 1931 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Millie is a 1931 RKO Pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon. Based on the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke, it stars Hellen Twelvetrees.
[edit] Plot
Millie is a young woman who leaves her child to live with her philandering ex-husband, but later becomes an independent woman who gets involved with several married men. After her friends pursue her to become one, Millie changes into a golddigger. She is let down by men yet again when it becomes clear her boyfriend is cheating on her.
Years pass by and Millie now is a tough woman who has closed love out of her life. She discovers her once admirer Jimmy is now out to get a relationship with her 17-year old daughter Connie. Millie shoots and kills him and must face the jury.
[edit] Cast
- Helen Twelvetrees – Millicent 'Millie' Blake Maitland
- Lilyan Tashman – Helen 'Hel' Riley
- Robert Ames – Tommy Rock
- James Hall – John 'Jack' Maitland
- John Halliday – James 'Jimmy' Damier
- Joan Blondell – Angie Wickerstaff
- Anita Louise – Constance 'Connie' Maitland
- Frank McHugh – John 'Johnny' Holmes
[edit] External links
- Millie at the Internet Movie Database
