The Golden Arrow

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It's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American he... Read allIt's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American heiresses are, the European bachelor set wanting their hand in marriage are close at hand. W... Read allIt's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American heiresses are, the European bachelor set wanting their hand in marriage are close at hand. While nouveau riche, uncouth Hortense courts the attention, the excitement and the European... Read all

Director
- Alfred E. Green
Writers
- Michael Arlen
- Charles Kenyon
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6.1/10

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Director
- Alfred E. Green
Writers
- Michael Arlen
- Charles Kenyon
Stars

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Trivia
After being called back for retakes with George Brent in which they both had black eyes for comedic effect, Davis broke her contract and fled to England where she was sued by Warner Bros. for breach of contract.

Goofs
In the opening credits, the hotel registration card and the newspaper story, the surname of the Oklahoma oil family is spelled Burke-Meyers. In the magazine that Daisy is reading at the approximate 52 minute mark of the movie, the surname is spelled Burke-Myers.

Quotes
Johnny Jones: [to his butler] If you tip me off if I forget to be a heel, I'll keep you.

Crazy credits
Opening credits appear over the silhouette of a woman...with what seems to be her own shadow to the right.

Connections
Referenced in All About Bette (1994)

Soundtracks
Pettin' in the Park
(uncredited)
[Playing while Daisy and Johnny are on the Loop-O-Plane ride]

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Delightful comedy, due to the expressive nature of Ms. Davis

Bette Davis plays a woman who is pretending to be an heiress to a cosmetic company, Daisy Appleby. George Brent plays Johnny Jones, a reporter. They become friends, and she convinces him to enter into a marriage of convenience. Her - to keep away fortune hunters, Him - to have finances to write his book. He is expected to play to her every whim, and appear in all the newspapers. Not liking this, he cosies up to Hortense, daughter of an oil tycoon, who informs him that Daisy is not all she seems. I don't really know alot about Bette Davis, but this is a delightful comedy, mostly due to the timing of both lead actors, and Bette Davis' facial expressions. She really does have expressive eyes, doesn't she?