Paddy, the Next Best Thing (1933)
Directed by Harry Lachman
Genres - Comedy, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
At age 26, Janet Gaynor was still playing "gamin" roles in such musical trifles as Paddy, the Next Best Thing. Gaynor stars as a spirited Irish lass whose older sister (Margaret Lindsay) is about to marry a wealthy gent (Warner Baxter). Fully aware that Sis doesn't love the man, Gaynor sacrifices herself by marrying him instead--hence the "next best thing" part of the title. It takes about seven reels for Gaynor and Baxter to succumb to the inevitable and declare their true love for each other. Paddy, the Next Best Thing was a little bit of Heaven to Janet Gaynor's fans, but mere Irish stew to everyone else.
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daughter, elder, family, father, help, Ireland, landowner, loot, love, marriage, marriage-arranged, romance, self-sacrifice, sister, tomboy, wealth, winner
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