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She Couldn't Say No (1930)

She Couldn't Say No poster
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring singer gets caught in a love triangle with a gangster and a socialite. The story follows her attempts to navigate their competing affections.

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What happens

She Couldn't Say No is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon which stars Winnie Lightner, fresh from her success in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929). It was adapted from a play by Benjamin M. Kaye. An aspiring singer ends up in a love triangle with a gangster and a socialite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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