- Source: Palm Springs (1936 film)
Palm Springs (alternate title: Palm Springs Affair) is a 1936 American comedy drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring Frances Langford, Guy Standing and Ernest Cossart. It also features an early performance by future star David Niven. It was produced by Walter Wanger for distribution by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
A father and daughter who love to gamble throw a party in honor of her leaving to attend finishing school. However, when she gets to the school she is caught gambling and is promptly expelled.
While trying to locate her father in Palm Springs, California, she meets a cowboy named Slim and a wealthy gentleman named George Brittel, whose aunt Letty is totally against gambling. Nevertheless, she and George bet and before they know it they’re having dinner at a fancy restaurant. In the gambling room, Joan discovers her father gambling and finds out the truth behind their financial situation, so she decides to marry George for his money. Complications ensue when she changes her identity to Lady Sylvia of Dustin and she realizes the cowboy is the one she is in love with.
Cast
Frances Langford as Joan
Guy Standing as Capt. Smith
David Niven as Brittel
Spring Byington as Aunt Letty
Smith Ballew as Slim
E. E. Clive as Morgan
Sterling Holloway
Grady Sutton
Ann Doran
Kirby Grant Hoon
Fuzzy Knight
Etta McDaniel
Jack Mower
Sarah Edwards
Cyril Ring
Lee Phelps
Eddie Tamblyn
Fred "Snowflake" Toones
Maidel Turner
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $154,089.
References
External links
Palm Springs at IMDb
Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database
Palm Springs at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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