Sin Takes A Holiday

2324. SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY (1930-USA). WITH CONSTANCE BENNETT, KENNETH MACKENNA, BASIL RATHBONE, ZASU PITTS. BLONDE AND DELICATE MOVIE BEAUTY CONSTANCE BENNETT STARS IN THIS SCINTILLATING CONTINENTAL COMEDY AS SYLVIA BRENNER, A POOR WORKING GIRL WHO TOILS AS SECRETARY TO A SUAVE SOCIETY DIVORCE LAWYER. HE IS DAPPER GAYLORD STANTON (ACTED WITH PANACHE BY KENNETH MACKENNA) AND HIS APARTMENT SERVES AS A SALON FOR WEALTHY BUT CYNICAL WOMANIZERS AND THEIR CURRENT FLAMES. BACHELOR STANTON HIMSELF IS ABOUT TO BE NAMED CORRESPONDENT IN A MESSY DIVORCE SUIT AND EVENTUALLY MUST FACE MARRIAGE TO THE SUPER-POSSESSIVE WOMAN IN THE CASE. TO EXTRIÂCATE HIMSELF FROM THIS PREDICAMENT, HE QUICKLY ARRANGES A “NO STRINGS” MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE TO SYLVIA. THE CONTRACT ALLOWS THE NEW BRIDE $5,000 PER YEAR PLUS THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL AND LIVE ANYWHERE ON THE GLOBE. AS ONE OF THE SYLVIA’S FIVE ROOMMATES REMARKS, “HE’S NOT OFFERING YOU MARRIAGE, DEARIE. HE’S OFFERING YOU HEAVEN.” ALONE ON HER HONEYMOON TRIP ABOARD A LUXURY LINER SAILING FOR PARIS, SYLVIA MEETS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE STANTON SALON. HE IS ATTRACTIVE AND URBANE BACHELOR REGINALD DURANT (DELIGHTFULLY PLAYED BY BASIL RATHBONE). COULD SYLVIA FALL IN LOVE WITH DURANT? OR IS SHE REALLY ENAMORED OF HER EMPLOYER AND “HUSBAND”? IN THIS COSMOPOLITAN WORLD OF ROMANTIC TRIANÂGLES AND LIGHT COMEDY, BENNETT SPARKLES AS A WILLING PLAYER IN A MARRIAGE-GO-ROUND. IT ALSO IS GREAT TO SEE RATHBONE IN A ROMANTIC ROLE, FOR ONCE HE IS ALLOWED TO BE GALLANT AND CHARMING WITHOUT THE HELP OF A SWASHBUCKLING SWORD OR BAKER STREET TRAPPINGS. 80 MINUTES. COMEDY