She Couldnt Say No (1930 film)
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Director Lloyd Bacon Language English | 3.8/10 IMDb Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Arthur Caesar , Robert Lord Release date February 15, 1930 (1930-02-15) Tagline Dynamic Winnie Lightner Explodes a Bombshell of Entertainment |
She Couldnt Say No (1930) is an All-Talking musical drama that stars Winnie Lightner, fresh from her success in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929). It was adapted from a play by Benjamin M. Kaye. An aspiring singer ends up in a love triangle with a gangster and a socialite.
Contents
A night club singer falls for a gangster.
Cast
Synopsis

Winnie Harper (Lightner) is a nightclub entertainer. This club is owned by a notorious gangster named Big John (Marshall). Jerry Casey (Morris), a gangster, begins dating Winnie and becomes her manager in an attempt to go straight. Jerry manages to put Winnie in a fancy society nightclub.

Morris, however, falls in love with Iris, a rich customer (Eilers). In order to be able to buy gifts worthy of his new socialite girlfriend, and also to get money for Winnies upcoming revue, Jerry asks Big John for another job. Jerry tells Winnie about his love for Iris but she disproves and thinks that Iris is not serious about their relationship.
Later on, Jerry gets arrested and Winnie pays his bail, but is broken-hearted when Jerry leaves her to return to Iris. Winnie, with the help of Tommy Blake her pianist (Arthur), lands a job in a revue and attempts to forget Jerry. Nevertheless, when she hears that Jerry is in trouble with his fellow gang members, she goes to try to help him.
Songs
All songs were performed by Lightner.
Preservation status
The film is now considered a lost film, but the soundtrack survives intact on Vitaphone disks.
References
She Couldnt Say No (1930 film) WikipediaShe Couldnt Say No (1930 film) IMDb She Couldnt Say No (1930 film) themoviedb.org