Bought

Bought is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 novel Jackdaw's Strut by Harriet Henry.

Warner Bros. paid Bennett an all-time high salary of $30,000 a week for her work in this film.^[2][3]

Raised in poverty by a never-married mother, Stephanie Dale resents her mother's working-class sensibilities. Dreaming of a rich lifestyle Stephanie gets a job modeling as a modiste shop when a wealthy patron, David Meyer, notices her and is immediately attracted to her. However, the same day Stephanie returns home to find that her mother has died. She moves out and finds an apartment in a good location for meeting celebrities. David and Stephanie begin spending time together and his wealth allows her to indulge in luxuries. They share an interest in books, but she's put off by his age, clothes, and manners. Young, handsome Nick Amory who lives in the building next door is also interested in Stephanie, and they begin a romance.

One day David notices a photograph of Stephanie's mother and realizes that he is her father—but keeps this information secret as he helps his daughter meet wealthy socialites. At one of the many parties she attends, she meets Charles Carter Jr. who immediately falls in love with her, but she rejects his advances despite being drunk. Nonetheless, Nick gets jealous and ends their relationship. When Charles then proposes, she accepts, and 11 days later when Nick finally gets a raise, he proposes to Stephanie as well, but she is forced to turn him down.

All is going well as Stephanie and Charles plan their wedding—until Charles discovers that Stephanie's parents were never married and the backstory she has created for herself has all been a lie. He promptly cancels the wedding. This makes Stephanie realize how shallow society people truly are, but upon returning to Nick, he too rejects her when she admits that she slept with Charles despite "Never really loving him".

One day she receives a book from David and visits him to apologize for her past regrettable behavior. While she is browsing through his library, she discovers that Nick has been waiting there to see her. They reconcile and Stephanie finally learns that David is her father. The film ends with David arranging his daughter's wedding to Nick.^[3]

Notas del reparto:

• Richard Bennett era el padre de Constance Bennett en la vida real. Bought fue la única película que hicieron juntos. ^{[ 3 ]}

Según Warner Bros, la película recaudó 598.000 dólares en Estados Unidos y 179.000 dólares en el extranjero. ^{[ 1 ]}

La película se conserva intacta y se ha emitido por televisión y cable. En la década de 1950 , Associated Artists Productions la transfirió a formato de 16 mm para su emisión televisiva. [* Nota : no figura en el Catálogo de Fondos de 1978].

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Bibliografía

• Hall, Mordaunt (15 de agosto de 1931) "'Comprado': No todo es oro" , The New York Times ; consultado el 11 de agosto de 2015.
• Kellow, Brian (2004) Los Bennett: Una familia de actores , University Press of Kentucky. págs.  149–50, ISBN 9780813123295
• ¡Comprado! Archivo del New York Times de 1931

• Adquirido en el catálogo de largometrajes del AFI (1893-1993).
• Comprado en la base de datos de películas de TCM (archivado)
• Comprado en IMDb