This is very early Robert Taylor, but he does handle his role as the crooked nightclub operator turned honest by love well. Virginia Bruce is lovely, as always, and Helen Twelvetrees is a suitable furious dumped girlfriend. Nat Pendleton is excellent as Mr. Taylor’s valet, and Pinky Tomlin sings some of his famous pieces–especially The Object of My Affection. The DVD will be available from the WB Shop and other retailers.
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father’s estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the odds reduced beforehand by henchmen who make offer that can’t be turned down by the participants in the games. A group of her father’s associates, led by Steve Gordon and Jack Kramer, are trying to take the properties away from her by saying they are running at a loss or just too troublesome to handle. But with the aid of a songwriter, Pinky Tomlin’ and his girlfriend, “Babe” Heath, Toni fights back and Steve soon turns to her side, also. Synopsis by Les Adams for the IMDb.


Robert Taylor with Virginia Bruce and Helen Twelvetrees
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I became a Robert Taylor fan at the age of 15 when his TV show, "The Detectives" premiered. My mother wanted to watch it because she remembered Mr. Taylor from the thirties. I took one look and that was it. I spent the rest of my high school career watching Robert Taylor movies on late night TV, buying photos of him, making scrapbooks and being a typical teenager. College, marriage and career intervened. I remember being sad when Mr. Taylor died. I mailed two huge scrapbooks to Ursula Thiess. I hope she got them. Time passed, retirement, moving to Florida. Then in 2012 my husband Fred pointed that there were two Robert Taylor movies that evening on Turner Classic Movies--"Ivanhoe" and "Quentin Durward." I watched both and it happened all over again. I started this blog both for fans and for people who didn't know about Robert Taylor. As the blog passes 200,000 views I'm delighted that so many people have come by and hope it will help preserve the legacy of this fine actor and equally good man.