Review of Laughing Sinners (1931) by Rick R — 09 Apr 2012

Joan is a nightclub entertainer who's dating a traveling salesman. When he dumps her to marry a wealthy woman, Joan plans to throw herself off a bridge, but is saved by a Salvation Army captain (an un-moustached Clark Gable).

Even though Gable and Crawford had an affair that lasted for years, there's not much spark here, since they're friends, not lovers, until the last five seconds of the movie, when you see them put their arms around one another.

But twenty-something Joan is beautiful, and it's a very short movie, so no harm, no foul. If you want to see sparks fly between the two, try "Strange Cargo" maybe, instead. This the is 51st of Joan's 81 films that I've seen.