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New York City beauty-spa operator Polly Rochay (Polly Moran) graciously opens her home to her penniless sister, Marie (Marie Dressler), and her family from back home in South Bend, Ind. Polly's snooty, social-climbing daughter, Joyce (Sally Eilers), is horrified by her poor relations, especially Marie's pretty and kindhearted daughter, Vivian (Anita Page). When Joyce's wealthy boyfriend, Johnnie (Buster Collier Jr.), takes a liking to Vivian, Joyce's jealousy sparks a family-wide rift.

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ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 Sep 10, 2016 Reducing is a decent film. It is about a beauty parlor manager has her sister help her with interesting results. Marie Dressler and Polly Moran give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Charles Reisner did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor. See more Jun 19, 2016 good slapstick comedy See more Nov 8, 2011 descent pre-code depression era drama See more Read all reviews
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Charles Reisner

Director

Marie Dressler

Marie Truffle

Polly Moran

Polly Rochay

Anita Page

Vivian Truffle

William Collier Jr.

Johnnie Beasley

Lucien Littlefield

Elmer Truffle
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Synopsis New York City beauty-spa operator Polly Rochay (Polly Moran) graciously opens her home to her penniless sister, Marie (Marie Dressler), and her family from back home in South Bend, Ind. Polly's snooty, social-climbing daughter, Joyce (Sally Eilers), is horrified by her poor relations, especially Marie's pretty and kindhearted daughter, Vivian (Anita Page). When Joyce's wealthy boyfriend, Johnnie (Buster Collier Jr.), takes a liking to Vivian, Joyce's jealousy sparks a family-wide rift.
Director
Charles Reisner
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 15, 2009
Runtime
1h 15m
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