"No Limit" is one of Clara Bow's later films. Now considering how famous she was in the silent era, it's rather surprising that Paramount would give her such a movie, as "No Limit" is a very slight and forgettable film.
The story is set in New York, which is good since Miss Bow grew up in Brooklyn. However, I'd read that she had a really thick New York accent, but it didn't seem that way at all in this movie.
Bunny (Bow) is an usherette at a theater. However, her life changes dramatically when a male friend (Stu Erwin) lets her use the apartment and limo he just inherited. Little do either know that this apartment is the setting for a high class illegal gambling hall!! There she meets the smooth talking Douglas (Norman Foster). He is a crook and a heel and his biggest interest in Bunny is bedding her. However, she's a nice girl and won't give in until she's married. So, he marries her...and tells his pals that he's only done it to score with Bunny and plans on soon dumping her. Considering this AND he's a thief, things don't bode well for Bunny. What's next?
I think the script made Bunny a bit too naive. That and the way the film ended certainly didn't make this anything more than a cheap B-movie...and considering Bow was STILL a hot commodity, I am shocked they gave her a film with such a silly plot. Se it yourself...and the final 15 minutes do get pretty dopey.
The story is set in New York, which is good since Miss Bow grew up in Brooklyn. However, I'd read that she had a really thick New York accent, but it didn't seem that way at all in this movie.
Bunny (Bow) is an usherette at a theater. However, her life changes dramatically when a male friend (Stu Erwin) lets her use the apartment and limo he just inherited. Little do either know that this apartment is the setting for a high class illegal gambling hall!! There she meets the smooth talking Douglas (Norman Foster). He is a crook and a heel and his biggest interest in Bunny is bedding her. However, she's a nice girl and won't give in until she's married. So, he marries her...and tells his pals that he's only done it to score with Bunny and plans on soon dumping her. Considering this AND he's a thief, things don't bode well for Bunny. What's next?
I think the script made Bunny a bit too naive. That and the way the film ended certainly didn't make this anything more than a cheap B-movie...and considering Bow was STILL a hot commodity, I am shocked they gave her a film with such a silly plot. Se it yourself...and the final 15 minutes do get pretty dopey.