Une certaine jeune fille

Original title: Private Number

1936
Approved
1h 20m

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A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.

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6.7/10

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Trivia
Early in the picture, Ellen, portrayed by Loretta Young, is discussing a blind date with Gracie, portrayed by Patsy Kelly. Ellen says she hopes the guy can dance. Gracie replies that the last one was a corporal that "was as handsome as Gable, and Gable ain't bad!" Ellen replies, "Oh I'll say not!" This discussion is ironic because when filming L'appel de la forêt (1935) the year before this film was released, Young had an affair with Clark Gable, leading to the birth of their daughter, Judy Lewis. Audiences at the time didn't realize the irony since this secret affair wasn't made public until years later.

Goofs
Jane Darwell is billed as "Mrs. Meecham" but is called "Mrs. Frisby" twice.

Quotes
Ellen Neal: I'm talking about love Dick. You're talking about marriage. I couldn't marry you because... it would just be a mistake. That's all.

Connections
Alternate-language version of Terre commune (1930)

Solid Performances Elevate Story Holes

Private Number starts off strong and interesting and remains so until the near ending. It's one of those stories where all kinds of hubris, angst, and courtroom drama unfold simply because the two leads refuse to have a simple 10 minute conversation that could easily and readily clear things up. Yes, I know that is a device to create drama and tension but here it only served to annoy me. Especially when having that very brief conversation could improve your life so completely. Anyway, Young and Taylor are very good as the young lovers and Rathbone is excellent as the bad guy. Despite my issues with the near ending of Private Number it's still fairly entertaining and one worth checking out.