Sinners in the Sun (1932) DVD-R

Starring Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Adrienne Ames, Alison Skipworth, Walter Byron,
Cary Grant
Directed by Alexander Hall

Print: black/white
Runtime: 70 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Paramount Pictures seldom fully utilized the talents of contract player Carole Lombard, as
witness such tedious programmers as Sinners in the Sun. Lombard plays Doris Blake, an
elegant fashion model who spurns her auto-mechanic suitor Jimmy Martin (Chester Morris)
in favor of married millionaire Eric Nelson (Walter Byron). Securing a job as a chauffeur,
Jimmy marries his employer, wealthy heiress Claire (Adrienne Ames), on the rebound.
Ultimately, both hero and heroine realize that (here comes the message) MONEY ISN'T
EVERYTHING, whereupon both turn their backs on money and creature comforts to find
happiness with each other. Somewhere near the bottom of the cast list is Cary Grant, who
would later co-star with Carole Lombard in the infinitely better romantic drama In Name
Only.