I Sell Anything
Directed by Robert Florey
Written by Brown Holmes and Sidney Sutherland; story by Albert J. Cohen and Robert T. Shannon
1934/US
First National Pictures (Warner Bros.)
IMDb page
First viewing/Forbidden Hollywood Vol. 9
Barouche: [speaking of furniture] You know, of course, what Louis the Fourteenth was responsible for?
‘Spot Cash’ Cutler: Sure, Louis the Fifthteenth!
Despite a strong cast I thought this was just OK.
‘Spot Cash’ Cutler (Pat O’Brien) and his cohorts in crime (including Roscoe Karns and Russell Hopton) run a crooked auctioneering racket. Spot Cash is the fast-talking auctioneer. One day he sells a “diamond bracelet” to Millicent (Claire Dodd). She is on to him way before he is on to her, knowing how easy it is to cheat a cheat. Spot falls for the phony socialite in a big way and she lures him in with the opportunity to auction a large estate. In the meantime, starving Barbara (Ann Dvorak) shows up at an auction and is adopted by the gang. She’s in love with Spot but he is oblivious.
So I broke out the next disc in the “Forbidden Hollywood Collection”. Imagine my surprise when the first title said the movie had been passed by the Production Code Administration! WTH?
No media for movie so here’s a tribute to Ann Dvorak
