Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

Howlingly hilarious...as her penniless boy friend smacks some sense into her!

NR 1940 · 79 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy

When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.

Directed by Gregory Ratoff · Written by Karl Tunberg

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