[Bounci]

Another video of a Pre-Code Joan Crawford, who must of had one of the most patted bottoms during the 1930's. She certainly had a fine backside on her, and here in another of her big roles she has a (edited) scene with John Barrymore in Grand Hotel (1932). She played a stenographer to Wallace Beery's businessman, looking to 'work her way up' for financial security (and yes, in Pre-Code language, it is exactly how it sounds). She is chatted up by John Barrymore, whose advances she originally rebuffs until she hears Lionel Barrymore refer to him as a Baron, then she suddenly becomes much more compliant to his overtures. His pat of her bottom when she has to leave them is more an acceptance on her part that she is willing to do whatever is called upon to maintain her financial security, though Barrymore's character is more decent than he originally seems. It was a big film for both these stars, and is the film where Greta Garbo gets to say her famous "I want to be alone" line.