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Bed of Roses Overview:

Bed of Roses (1933) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Gregory La Cava and produced by Pandro S. Berman and Merian C. Cooper.

SYNOPSIS

This adventure fable of redemptive love travels the Mississippi with reform school graduates Bennett and her delightfully unsavory sidekick, Ziegfeld veteran Kelton, creating havoc as they try to steal and con their way to a life of luxury. Along the way they are rescued, literally and figuratively, by captain McCrea, who holds onboard his cotton barge the prospect of the honest love that will ultimately woo Bennett from her wayward ways and her loveless relationship with a rich New Orleans publisher.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Bed of Roses BlogHub Articles:

Bed of Roses (1996, Michael Goldenberg)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 12, 2016 From The Stop Button

A couple immediate thoughts occurred to me as Bed of Roses started. First, is it a good idea to be watching Bed of Roses? (Spoiler: no, it’s not). Second, what’s going on with Mary Stuart Masterson’s performance? It’s not a movie saving performance because it’s a terrib... Read full article

Bed of Roses (1933)

By Angela on Nov 21, 2012 From Hollywood Revue

After getting out of jail, prostitute Lorry Evans (Constance Bennett) and her pal Minnie (Pert Kelton) hop on board a steamship headed to New Orleans.  They could take this moment to get their lives on the straight and narrow, but they have no intentions of doing that.  When they realize they don&... Read full article

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Bed of Roses Quotes:

Dan: Is it a good job?
Lorry Evans: Bed of roses.
Dan: Oughta smell good.
Lorry Evans: Save your wind, save your wind, you might want to go sailing sometime.
[to prison official during release from prison]
Lorry Evans: This is a very nice institution you have here Miss Muncie, but you do cater to a rather low class.
Dan: Oh, I got another treat for ya.
Lorry Evans: What is it?
[Dan slowly closes the door, puts a bowl on the table, pours water in it, takes a hand towel and displays both sides like a magician before tucking it in as a bib, picks up his shaving supplies and starts lathering his face]
Lorry Evans: Say... what is this treat?
Dan: I'm gonna let you watch me shave.
Lorry Evans: You're too good to me.
Dan: Any woman who can get me to shave more than twice a week must have something.
Minnie: You don't look so bad yourself for a corpse.
Lorry Evans: A corpse!
Minnie: You were supposed to be drown and you don't even look damp.
Lorry Evans: Well, I got myself resurrected.
Minnie: Well, you done a good job while you was at it.
[looking around at Lorry's opulent apartment]
Minnie: Does he own the mint?
Lorry Evans: No, but he's got an option on it.
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Bed of Roses Fact
Same theme music is used in The Lady Takes a Sailor.
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