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The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
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79 min | Comedy

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The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

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79 min | Comedy

Ex-showgirls and roommates Polaire Gwynn (Madge Evans) and Schatze Citroux (Joan Blondell) are reunited with their sometime friend and former co-worker, Jean Lawrence (Ina Claire), when she returns from France. Jean, a hard-boiled gold ...See moreEx-showgirls and roommates Polaire Gwynn (Madge Evans) and Schatze Citroux (Joan Blondell) are reunited with their sometime friend and former co-worker, Jean Lawrence (Ina Claire), when she returns from France. Jean, a hard-boiled gold digger, asks the honest Polaire and loyal Schatze to introduce her to a new man, and Polaire calls her boyfriend, playboy Dey Emery (David Manners), for help. The girls meet Dey and his friend, pianist Boris Feldman (the film's director Lowell Sherman), at a speakeasy, where Boris bets Jean that if his piano playing does not induce her to love him, he will give her $5,000. Later, at Boris' apartment, Jean pretends to sleep through Boris' concert. Polaire then plays, and Boris, impressed with her talent, offers to be her teacher. He implies that she will have to be his lover as well as his student, however, and Polaire becomes upset when Dey does not protest. Dey mistakenly assumes that an exhibition of jealousy would be unwelcome, and his inaction results in Polaire's acceptance of Boris' proposition. After Polaire leaves to collect her things, Schatze and the heartbroken Dey also leave, but Jean stays to seduce Boris. Jean's calculated exhibitionism is successful, and Boris does not answer the door when Polaire returns. After she leaves, Polaire is hurt in an automobile accident and is hospitalized. Sometime later, Jean tires of Boris and breaks up with him, then pursues Dey. Dey welcomes Jean's attentions until Schatze tells him that Polaire has been in the hospital since their parting. Dey immediately goes to Polaire and proposes to her, and they reconcile. Later, Jean makes an unwelcome appearance at Polaire and Schatze's apartment while Polaire is waiting to meet Dey's father Justin (Phillips Smalley) for the first time. When Dey arrives and Jean learns that Polaire is to meet Justin at the Emery house, she slips a pearl necklace into Polaire's pocket so that she will have an excuse to follow. Polaire's interview with Justin is going splendidly until Jean arrives and intimates that Polaire stole the necklace. Indignant that Dey believes Jean, Polaire storms out, while Jean stays to flirt with Justin. Later, on the day of Jean and Justin's wedding, Schatze and Polaire arrive to retrieve a bracelet that Polaire loaned Jean. Jean returns the jewelry and miserably contemplates her future of wedded boredom as Schatze and Polaire brag about the fun they will have when they sail for France that afternoon. The trio are soon drunk, and Jean decides that she cannot exchange her freedom for Justin's fortune. She sneaks out of the house with Schatze, but Polaire is caught by Dey. Dey apologizes to Polaire for misjudging her, but Polaire leaves anyway. The determined Dey follows her onto the ocean liner, where Polaire consents to marry him when he states that he is certain of her virtue. The couple then cuddles happily as Jean flirts with Schatze's male traveling companion. See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Joan Blondell Schatzi Sutro Schatzi Sutro See fewer	Grease (1978)
Madge Evans Polaire Quinn Polaire Quinn See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
Ina Claire Jean Lawrence Jean Lawrence See fewer	Ninotchka (1939)
David Manners Dey Emery Dey Emery See fewer	Dracula (1931)
Lowell Sherman Boris Feldman Boris Feldman See fewer	Bachelor Apartment (1931)
Phillips Smalley Justin Emery Justin Emery See fewer	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)
Sidney Bracey The Waiter The Waiter See fewer	The Monster Walks (1932)
Louise Beavers Beautician (uncredited) Beautician (uncredited) See fewer	Imitation of Life (1934)
Wilson Benge Bellings - the Butler (uncredited) Bellings - the Butler (uncredited) See fewer	Raffles (1930)
Ward Bond Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited) See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Harry Bowen Schatze's Cabby (uncredited) Schatze's Cabby (uncredited) See fewer	The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)
Jack Byron Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Air Mail (1925)
Charles Coleman Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Albert Conti Frenchman on Liner (uncredited) Frenchman on Liner (uncredited) See fewer	The Black Cat (1934)
Patrick Cunning Men's Room Patron (uncredited) Men's Room Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Very Confidential (1927)
Jay Eaton Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Lady Be Good (1928)
Bill Elliott Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Across the Sierras (1941)
Budd Fine Cop at Accident (uncredited) Cop at Accident (uncredited) See fewer	Battling Butler (1926)
Betty Grable Hat Check Girl (uncredited) Hat Check Girl (uncredited) See fewer	How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Creighton Hale Wedding Supervisor (uncredited) Wedding Supervisor (uncredited) See fewer	The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Arthur Housman Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited) See fewer	Sunrise (1927)
Arthur Millett Baggageman, Ile de France (uncredited) Baggageman, Ile de France (uncredited) See fewer	The Wildcat (1925)
Larry Steers Man at Bar (uncredited) Man at Bar (uncredited) See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Henry Taylor Garrett Law Secretary (uncredited) Garrett Law Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Juvenile Court (1938)
Harry Tenbrook Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited) See fewer	They Were Expendable (1945)
Ellinor Vanderveer Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Into Her Kingdom (1926)
Walter Walker Pop's Voice on Record (uncredited) Pop's Voice on Record (uncredited) See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
Barbara Weeks Beautician (uncredited) Beautician (uncredited) See fewer	The Violent Years (1956)