You Can't Beat Love
The film begins with a knuckle-head playboy (Preston Foster) working on a road crew dressed in a tux in order to win a bet. Apparently, this guy will take on any bet or act on a whim. This becomes very apparent when he disrupts a food giveaway hosted by the mayor’s daughter and as a result of this, he announces he’s running for mayor–though he seems very much apolitical and has no interest in the job. Later, when he once again meets up with the mayor’s daughter (Joan Fontaine) they supposedly fall in love–although there seemed to be little chemistry between them and it made very little sense for Fontaine to suddenly love a guy she so quickly hated at the beginning of the film. Plus, she really had plenty of reason to dislike the guy.
Directed by Christy Cabanne · Written by Olga Moore
Cast
-
Preston Foster James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes -
Joan Fontaine Trudy Olson -
Herbert Mundin Jasper 'Meadows' Hives -
William Brisbane Clem Bruner - Alan Bruce Scoop Gallagher
- Paul Hurst Foreman Butch Mehaffey
Make it a double feature
2h 2m together
You Can't Beat Love
Rendezvous at Midnight
Both from Christy Cabanne.
More from Christy CabanneSee all →
Drums of the Congo · 1942
Rendezvous at Midnight · 1935
What's a Wife Worth? · 1921
Behind the Green Lights · 1935
Scattergood Meets Broadway · 1941
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · 1925
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · 1916
Scattergood Pulls the Strings · 1941
At the Stage Door · 1921
Storm Over the Andes · 1935
We Who Are About to Die · 1937
Criminal Lawyer · 1937
The Musketeers of Pig Alley · 1912
The Keeper of the Bees · 1935
Everybody's Doing It · 1938
The Birth of a Nation · 1915










