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Millie

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
957
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Helen Twelvetrees in Millie (1931)
TragedyTragic RomanceDramaRomance

Millie's life begins to crumble when she finds out her husband is having an affair.Millie's life begins to crumble when she finds out her husband is having an affair.Millie's life begins to crumble when she finds out her husband is having an affair.

  • Director
    • John Francis Dillon
  • Writers
    • Donald Henderson Clarke
    • Charles Kenyon
    • Ralph Murphy
  • Stars
    • Helen Twelvetrees
    • Lilyan Tashman
    • Robert Ames
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    957
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Francis Dillon
    • Writers
      • Donald Henderson Clarke
      • Charles Kenyon
      • Ralph Murphy
    • Stars
      • Helen Twelvetrees
      • Lilyan Tashman
      • Robert Ames
    • 31User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Helen Twelvetrees
    Helen Twelvetrees
    • Millie Blake Maitland
    Lilyan Tashman
    Lilyan Tashman
    • Helen Riley
    Robert Ames
    Robert Ames
    • Tommy Rock
    James Hall
    James Hall
    • Jack Maitland
    John Halliday
    John Halliday
    • Jimmy Damier
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Angie Wickerstaff
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Connie Maitland
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Defense Attorney
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • John Holmes
    Charlotte Walker
    Charlotte Walker
    • Mrs. Maitland
    Franklin Parker
    • Spring
    Charles Delaney
    Charles Delaney
    • Mike
    Harry Stubbs
    Harry Stubbs
    • Mark
    Marie Astaire
    Marie Astaire
    • Bobby
    • (uncredited)
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • District Attorney Sanders
    • (uncredited)
    Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    • Max - Head Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Helen and Angie's Landlady
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Francis Dillon
    • Writers
      • Donald Henderson Clarke
      • Charles Kenyon
      • Ralph Murphy
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    User reviews31

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    6AAdaSC

    Silly Millie

    Helen Twelvetrees (Millie) stars as the title character in a soap opera story of her life. We follow her as she gets married to wealthy James Hall (Jack) as an innocent girl and we end up almost 20 years later. How does she change during this period? Pretty drastically.

    The supporting cast are good despite every character being portrayed as deceitful - the men are cheaters and the women are gold-diggers. Lilyan Tashman (Helen) and Joan Blondell (Angie) have the most entertainng parts and they are funny with their dialogue. They also provide some glamour with their outfits and the sets are interesting. We also get creepy John Halliday (Jimmy) who keeps trying his luck with Twelvetrees over the course of the film. Well, if the girl doesn't wanna play what's a man to do?

    It's a woman's film from the early 1930s and is of historical interest as that.
    7duaneincali

    love blondell

    As a pre code example of movie making i recommend this. adult script. all those who say the two female friends were 'obvious' lesbians..........I actually feel that they were intimating that they were prostitutes. who knows. the two friends to me were the entire movie. and i had never seen anita louise so young before. interesting flick, but not for the millenials.
    6Jim Tritten

    Shocking for its time!

    Pretty racy when it was released but rather tame by today's standards. Uneven production with some very good moments but more that will catch your mind wandering. If you are interested in pre-code movies, this one should be seen. Story involves a mother who gives up child and falls from grace only to be redeemed at the end. It is also a movie about a strong woman who exercised choice and refuses to live the kind of life that destined for most young women who were married at the time. Not a great film and probably only worth your time if looking for historical examples or as a classroom project.
    8David-240

    Lesbian Love!

    I'm surprised that no-one has commented yet on the amazing lesbian sub-text in the relationship between the characters played by Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman (who was an "out" lesbian in real life). Sometimes it's not even sub-text - especially as the first shot of the couple has them in bed together, half-dressed! And Lilyan is obviously most annoyed when Joan runs off with a rich man. It's also interesting that Millie assumes that Lilyan has never been in love, with a man! Lilyan says she has, but I think she might be talking about a woman.

    All film buffs, and lesbians especially, need to re-discover Lilyan Tashman - a remarkable actress, and an even more remarkable person. Her early death is probably responsible for her relative obscurity today, but there are still enough of her films around for us all to hunt out and enjoy. Long live Lilyan!
    6bkoganbing

    Men Are Dogs

    Millie is one of those pre-code drama which starts with a pre-World War I setting and takes us deep into the Depression. Helen Twelvetrees is in the title role, but in fact this one could definitely be called a woman's picture. First for the fact that the best roles are for the women and that the men here are mostly dogs.

    Millie starts with Helen Twelvetrees as an eager young bride who's run away with the richest, handsomest boy in town. They have a kid, but he starts stepping out on her soon enough. She sacrifices in the way Stella Dallas did and gradually she goes through a variety of men all of whom disappoint her one way or another. Twelvetrees also has some gal pals like Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman always with an 'I told you so' for all occasions.

    But the mother instincts are aroused when one of her men, producer and rake, John Halliday starts moving on her daughter Anita Louise. Then this film starts resembling Madame X.

    Twelvetrees made a career of playing tragic parts like in Millie kind of mirroring her own life. There are some great lines coming from her, Blondell and Tashman. For them alone this film is worth a view.

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    • Trivia
      Anita Louise plays a 16-year-old in the film; she had actually just turned 16 when the film was released.
    • Goofs
      The beginning of the film is supposed to be set around 1914 and continues through the next 17 years until 1931, but the females of the cast wear strictly 1931 fashions all the way through. Likewise, the popular music played at the night club, as well as the interior design, is also strictly 1931, regardless of the year it's taking place.
    • Quotes

      Connie Maitland: Oh! Oh! It tickles my nose!

      [giggles]

      Jimmy Damier: Does it?

      Connie Maitland: I like it.

      Jimmy Damier: Do you? Well, have some more.

    • Connections
      Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Millie (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Millie
      (1931) (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown

      Played during the opening credits and at the end

      Played by a band at a nightclub and sung by an unidentified trio

      Reprised as dance music and as background music often

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Милли
    • Filming locations
      • Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(amusement park montage, featuring Luna Park)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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