The Golden Arrow (1936 film)
The Golden Arrow (1936) is an American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Bette Davis and George Brent.She proposes a marriage of convenience that will free her from the cads pursuing her so she can find her ideal man and allow Johnny leisure time to finish his novel.Although audience reaction to the film, originally titled Cream Princess,[1] at a preview in Long Beach, California was dismal, Warner Bros. rushed it into release to capitalize on the Academy Award leading lady Bette Davis recently had won for Dangerous."[2] In his review in The New York Times, Frank S. Nugent observed, "With this and that device, with a deal of patterned dialogue and the transparent air of a man who recognizes the unimportance of what he has to say and yet prides himself on telling it so well that you will not mind, The Golden Arrow drifts rather pleasantly across the screen."[3] Time described the film as "a minor comedy" and added "Although Miss Davis still can make her eyes pop and her lips droop, The Golden Arrow proves nothing more than that she is adept at nonchalance.