Another relationship drama that could've been easily avoided. I'm not going to go deep into the issue. Suffice it to say that they didn't do much vetting of their partners before getting married in the 30's.
The partner in question was Charlie Riggs (Eric Linden). He was a loud mouth and a liar. His lies of choice were about the big things he has done and will do. His boasting was enough to impress Ally (Helen Twelvetrees) because she married the fool. It wasn't until after they got married that she found out the truth, and you know by then it's too late.
The way she found out the truth about Charlie was quite ludicrous and poorly written. When they were on their honeymoon they saw Mr. Chadwick (Edmund Breese), a man Charlie used to work for. Charlie claimed that Mr. Chadwick propositioned him for a big money deal, but he turned it down. Another lie that Ally believed.
Later that night Charlie complained about being short on the hotel bill which gave way to an absurd decision by Ally.
Ally's solution? She called up Mr. Chadwick, a guy she really didn't know, and told him that Charlie would take him up on his business offer. There are several things extremely wrong with this move:
1.) She didn't even know Mr. Chadwick at all.
2.) She didn't even know what deal Charlie refused.
3.) She didn't even consider that Charlie may have had a way to deal with the bill.
4.) She was WAY out of line and out of place by calling a "business associate" of Charlie's and telling him that Charlie would accept his offer when Charlie said no such thing!
The real reason for Ally's call to Mr. Chadwick was lazy script writing. They needed a way for Ally to find out that Charlie was full of hot air and this was it. Clearly, she was too dumb to realize Charlie was full of it, so she had to be explicitly told as opposed to using basic deductive reasoning or just common sense.
I really can't get behind these movies that rely on one or more characters being dumb or naive in order for the plot to move forward.
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The partner in question was Charlie Riggs (Eric Linden). He was a loud mouth and a liar. His lies of choice were about the big things he has done and will do. His boasting was enough to impress Ally (Helen Twelvetrees) because she married the fool. It wasn't until after they got married that she found out the truth, and you know by then it's too late.
The way she found out the truth about Charlie was quite ludicrous and poorly written. When they were on their honeymoon they saw Mr. Chadwick (Edmund Breese), a man Charlie used to work for. Charlie claimed that Mr. Chadwick propositioned him for a big money deal, but he turned it down. Another lie that Ally believed.
Later that night Charlie complained about being short on the hotel bill which gave way to an absurd decision by Ally.
Ally's solution? She called up Mr. Chadwick, a guy she really didn't know, and told him that Charlie would take him up on his business offer. There are several things extremely wrong with this move:
1.) She didn't even know Mr. Chadwick at all.
2.) She didn't even know what deal Charlie refused.
3.) She didn't even consider that Charlie may have had a way to deal with the bill.
4.) She was WAY out of line and out of place by calling a "business associate" of Charlie's and telling him that Charlie would accept his offer when Charlie said no such thing!
The real reason for Ally's call to Mr. Chadwick was lazy script writing. They needed a way for Ally to find out that Charlie was full of hot air and this was it. Clearly, she was too dumb to realize Charlie was full of it, so she had to be explicitly told as opposed to using basic deductive reasoning or just common sense.
I really can't get behind these movies that rely on one or more characters being dumb or naive in order for the plot to move forward.
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