joan crawford have just begin her work girl make good phase with the dynamic pay ( 1930 ) . she have never attempt a role like that before and critic be impressed . so while other actress be wonder why their career be founder ( because they be cling to character that have be the in thing a few year before but be now become passe ) joan be listen to the public and secure her longevity a an actress . the depression be here and jazz age baby who survive on an endless round of party be frown upon . of course and if you become rich through immoral mean but suffer for it that be alright . this film start out with a spectacular house boat party . bonnie jordan ( joan crawford ) be the most popular girl there especially when she suggest that everyone go swim in their underwear . however and when bonnie father have a heart attack and because of loses on the stock market and both bonnie and her brother and rodney ( william bakewell ) realise who their real friend be . after bob townsend ( lester vail a poor man johnny mack brown ) offer to do the right thing and marry her they have just spend a night together when bonnie declare ( with abandon ) that she want love on approval she start to show some character by decide to get a job . she find a job at a newspaper and quickly impress by her will to do well . her work buddy be bert scranton ( cliff edward ) and together they be give an assignment to write about the inside activity of the mob . rodney also surprise her with the news that he also have a job . she be thrill for him but soon realises it be bootleg and he be mixed up with cold blood killer and jake luva ( clark gable ) . rodney witness a mass shooting and go to piece and spill the bean to the first person he see drink at the bar which happen to be bert . he be then force to kill bert and after ward he go into hide . the paper pull out all stop in an effort to find bert killer and send bonnie undercover a a dancer in one of jake club . ( joan do a very lively dance to accordian joe much to sylvie disgust ) . the film end with a gun battle and a rodney lie die and bonnie tearfully phone in her story . this be a super film with crawford and gable give it their all . natalie moorehead and who a sylvie share a famous cigarette scene with gable early in the film and be a stylish other woman who have her vogue in the early thirty . william bakewell have a huge career ( he have start a a teenager in a douglas fairbanks film in the mid 20 ) . a lot of his role though be weak and spineless character . in this film he play the weak brother and be completely over shadow by joan crawford and the dynamic newcomer clark gable maybe that be why he never become a star . highly recommended .