What Price Beauty?
Seen it?1928 | 60 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1928: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Wholesome country girl Mary works at the House of Magic beauty salon and pines for the owner Clay. Unfortunately Clay has also been targeted by experienced vamp Rita.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tom Buckingham
- Nita NaldiRita Rinaldi
- Natacha Rambova
- Virginia PearsonMary
- Dolores Johnson
- Sally Winters
- Caroline Rankin
- Pierre GendronJohn Clay
- Myrna LoyVamp
- La Supervia
- Marilyn Newkirk