7/10
As neat a pre-code comedy as you could wish for
7 March 2022
'Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men' is surprisingly good - surprisingly because it is so little known. Until I came across it I had never heard of it. Neither had I heard of Wynne Gibson, and I had encountered Charles Farrell only in a couple of silent films he did together with Janet Gaynor. Judging by the small number of reviews here on IMDB and by the fact that the film has under 300 ratings (as of March 2022), it really is almost unknown. That's a pity because it is as neat a pre-code comedy as you could wish for. Aggie, played by Gibson, gets evicted from her flat when her boy friend has to spend some time in the 'can' and she cannot pay the rent. Her friend Sibby (Zasu Pitts) helps her and lets her sleep in a room whose tenant (Farrell) is out. When he returns earlier than expected, complications ensue... The film has good acting and snappy dialogue full of innuendos. It moves fast and is all in all a pleasure to watch. Don't miss it!
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