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Delicious (1931)

Delicious poster
Directed by
David Butler
Genre
romantic comedy, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1931 a young woman arrives in New York City from Scotland. She meets a wealthy man and they fall in love while she tries to make a new life in America.

light-heartedwhimsicalromanticupbeatcharmingmusicalnostalgicplayful

What happens

Delicious (1931) is an American pre-Code Gershwin musical romantic comedy film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, directed by David Butler, written by Guy Bolton and Sonya Levien, with color sequences in Multicolor (now lost). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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