She Couldn't Say No (1930 film)

Infobox Film
name = She Couldn't Say No


caption = Poster for the film
director = Lloyd Bacon
writer = Arthur Caesar
Robert Lord
Harvey F. Thew
Benjamin M. Kaye (play)
starring = Winnie Lightner
Chester Morris
Sally Eilers
Johnny Arthur
music = Joseph Burke
cinematography = James Van Trees
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = February 15 1930
runtime = 70 minutes
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = 1:109770
imdb_id = 0021360|

"She Couldn't Say No" (1930) is a musical drama that starred Winnie Lightner, fresh from her success in "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929). It was adapted from a play by Benjamin M. Kaye. An aspiring singer ends up in a love triangle with a gangter and a socialite.

Cast

*Winnie Lightner as Winnie Harper
*Chester Morris as Jerry Casey
*Sally Eilers as Iris
*Johnny Arthur as Tommy Blake, a stereotypical gay character [cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:109770 |title=Plot synopsis |publisher=Allmovie |accessdate=2008-03-03]
*Tully Marshall as Big John
*Louise Beavers as Cora

ongs

All songs were performed by Lightner.
* "Watching My Dreams Go By", lyrics by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke
* "A Darn Fool Woman Like Me", Al Dubin and Joe Burke
* "Bouncing the Baby Around", Al Dubin and Joe Burke
* "Ping Pongo"
* "The Poison Kiss of That Spaniard"

Preservation

The film appears to be lost,Fact|date=March 2008 but the soundtrack survives intact on Vitaphone disks.

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