Engaging little flick thanks mainly to utterly charming Irene Ware as Mary, a pretty waitress with aspirations. Too bad actress Ware's career was shortened apparently by disgust with the business (IMDB). Here she really shines as she and her scheming mentor Kenneth (Blackmer) conspire to get her an upper-class rich husband and pocket the proceeds. But that means waitress Mary has to refine her plebeian ways, which she does thanks to tutelage from sophisticated Miss Milgram (Beaumont). Naturally complications arise when affairs of the heart intercede once Mary enters the world of proper manners and gilded parlors, which supplies more story interest.
I really like the snappy dialogue from the first part, a tribute to screenwriter Adamson. Once things complicate, however, the chuckles subside. Still, viewer concern in how things will turn out remains. And get a load of brawny O'Reilly (Gargan) in the first part as he turns Mary's cafe into one big temper tantrum- Guess I'll be eating at home now! One thing for sure: there's no eye candy for the ladies. Blackmer and Hopton are middle-aged and average looking, maybe appropriate for their roles but certainly not the usual leading man eye-catchers.
All in all, it's an entertaining little flick, maybe not the most original premise, but still well-done. And too bad about Miss Ware's brief career. Her talent here really shows.
I really like the snappy dialogue from the first part, a tribute to screenwriter Adamson. Once things complicate, however, the chuckles subside. Still, viewer concern in how things will turn out remains. And get a load of brawny O'Reilly (Gargan) in the first part as he turns Mary's cafe into one big temper tantrum- Guess I'll be eating at home now! One thing for sure: there's no eye candy for the ladies. Blackmer and Hopton are middle-aged and average looking, maybe appropriate for their roles but certainly not the usual leading man eye-catchers.
All in all, it's an entertaining little flick, maybe not the most original premise, but still well-done. And too bad about Miss Ware's brief career. Her talent here really shows.