Expensive Women (1931).avi

A woman (Dolores Costello) in love with a composer (Warren William) stands trial for another man.







Brief Synopsis

Constance Newton, "Connie" to her friends, yields to the importunings of her friend, Bobby Brandon, and attends a party. She immediately regrets her decision, beating a hasty retreat into the nearest bathroom, where she finds composer Neil Hartley, who is also looking for an escape. After talking for a while, he offers to take her home and cook her a spaghetti dinner. She gladly accepts. Neil falls in love with Connie immediately, persuading her to stay the night. The next morning, Bobby, who has been calling her all night long, tells her he knows where she spent the night. At a party at Neil's country house, Connie is introduced to Arthur Raymond, one of Neil's students. It is love at first sight for both of them, and soon Neil realizes that he has lost Connie to Arthur. After learning that Arthur is married, Connie attempts to end her affair with him, but he stops her, telling her that his marriage was arranged by his father and he never loved his wife. He adds that he will ask for a divorce as soon as his wife returns from Europe, and afterwards he will marry Connie. After the boat docks, however, Arthur's father Melville knocks on Connie's door and tells her that Arthur and his wife are going to reconcile. Apprised by Melville that she is unworthy of Arthur, Connie agrees never to see him again. Trying to forget, she is about to leave for Europe, when Bobby invites her to go with some friends to a series of New Year's Eve parties. Unknowingly, they arrive at the Raymonds'. When Arthur sees Connie, he tells her that he loves her and cannot let her go. Bobby walks in on them as they talk and maligns Connie's reputation. Arthur shoots Bobby. Melville comes in after the shooting. He believes that Connie murdered Bobby and insists that she will "pay for it." She says she will tell everyone that Bobby was going to run away with her. Faced with the scandal, Melville agrees to defend her. He convinces the coroner that Bobby committed suicide. Disgusted, Connie returns to Neil and offers to marry him.