The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain ★½ Molly Louvain 1932

Unwed mother Dvorak finds herself in hiding after her criminal beau fatally shoots a police officer. She falls in love with the unsuspecting newsman (Tracy) hot on her trail. Good performance from Dvorak but the film in general lacks sparkle. Adapted from the play “Tinsel Girl” by Maurine Watkins. 70m/B VHS . Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Guy Kibbee, Leslie Fenton, Frank McHugh, Evalyn Knapp, Charles Middleton, Mary Doran, C. Henry Gordon; D: Michael Curtiz; W: Erwin Gelsey, Brown Holmes.

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