SHE’S MY WEAKNESS (1930) — PREMIUM COLLECTOR DVD

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She’s My Weakness 1930 DVD Sue Carol Arthur Lake Rare Pre-Code Romantic Comedy

SHE’S MY WEAKNESS (1930)

Rare Pre-Code Romantic Comedy • Sue Carol • Arthur Lake

Discover another seldom-seen treasure from the earliest years of Hollywood sound cinema with She’s My Weakness (1930), a charming Pre-Code romantic comedy starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake.

Released during the exciting transition from silent pictures to full-fledged talking films, She’s My Weakness combines romance, family complications, rival suitors and a troublesome real-estate deal into a lighthearted early Hollywood comedy.

Arthur Lake stars as Tommy Mills, a young man hoping to marry his sweetheart, Marie Thurber, played by Sue Carol. Tommy believes his financial problems may finally be solved when he inherits a piece of property that he can sell. Unfortunately, Marie's father is facing financial problems of his own and also desperately needs to sell property.

When both parcels of land become involved in the same proposed civic transaction, misunderstandings begin piling up.

Adding to Tommy's troubles is Bernard Norton, another man interested in Marie. Manipulation, confusion and questionable advice soon make Tommy appear responsible for a situation he was actually trying to fix.

Romance hangs in the balance as Tommy struggles to clear up the mess, prove his intentions and win back the woman he loves.

With its young stars, fast-moving romantic complications and unmistakable early-talkie atmosphere, She’s My Weakness is a wonderful choice for collectors who enjoy discovering the lesser-known films of Pre-Code Hollywood.

AFI classifies the picture as a romantic comedy and records a running time of approximately 70 minutes.

STARRING

Arthur Lake — Tommy Mills
Sue Carol — Marie Thurber
William Collier Sr. — David Tuttle
Lucien Littlefield — Warren Thurber
Helen Ware — Mrs. Thurber
Alan Bunce — Bernard Norton
Emily Fitzroy — Mrs. Oberlander
Walter B. Gilbert — Wilson

Directed by: Melville Brown
Screenplay by: J. Walter Ruben
Produced by: William Le Baron
Associate Producer: Henry Hobart
Cinematography: Leo Tover
Film Editing: Arthur Roberts
Sound Recording: John E. Tribby

AFI confirms the principal cast and production credits, including director Melville Brown, screenwriter J. Walter Ruben and cinematographer Leo Tover.

FILM INFORMATION

Title: She’s My Weakness
Year: 1930
Genre: Romantic Comedy / Pre-Code Comedy
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1930
New York Opening: June 20, 1930
Approximate Running Time: 70 Minutes
Picture: Black & White
Sound: RCA Photophone

AFI records the film as an American English-language black-and-white sound production running approximately 70 minutes.

ALTERNATE TITLE & FILM CURIOSITIES

Alternate Title: TOMMY

Before receiving its familiar release title, She’s My Weakness was produced under the working title Tommy.

That name came directly from the 1927 Broadway stage play Tommy by Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson, which provided the source material for the motion picture.

The title change to She’s My Weakness was announced during production in April 1930.

A BROADWAY CONNECTION

Actor Alan Bunce, who plays rival suitor Bernard Norton in the film, had also appeared in the stage production and reprised his role for the motion-picture adaptation.

SUE CAROL AND RKO

Lead actress Sue Carol was borrowed from Fox Film Corporation for the production. AFI notes that after filming was completed and her Fox contract ended, she signed a five-year contract with RKO.

A VETERAN CHARACTER ACTOR

Contemporary reporting cited by AFI stated that She’s My Weakness may have marked Lucien Littlefield's 100th motion-picture role, an impressive milestone during an era when character actors could appear in dozens of productions within only a few years.

MADE DURING HOLLYWOOD’S EARLY SOUND REVOLUTION

Rehearsals were underway by March 1930 and principal photography followed in April. The picture therefore comes from one of Hollywood's most fascinating transitional periods, when studios were rapidly developing new techniques for dialogue, music and synchronized sound production.

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DVD SPECIFICATIONS

Title: She’s My Weakness
Year: 1930
Media Format: DVD-R
Disc Type: Premium Manufactured DVD-R
Number of Discs: 1
Region: ALL REGION
Video Format: Black & White
Original Aspect Ratio: Approximately 1.20:1
Audio: English
Sound: Mono
Original Recording System: RCA Photophone
Running Time: Approximately 70 Minutes
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Country of Origin: United States
Packaging: Full-Size Protective DVD Case
Cover: Custom Front / Spine / Back Artwork
Disc Artwork: Custom Printed Artwork
Bonus Material: Printed Collector Insert
Product Type: Physical DVD

IMDb's technical listing reports a black-and-white presentation, mono RCA Photophone sound and an approximately 1.20:1 original aspect ratio.

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WHY ADD THIS FILM TO YOUR COLLECTION?

Many classic-movie collectors eventually discover that the same famous Hollywood titles are released repeatedly.

The real adventure begins when you move beyond those familiar movies and start discovering the films that have nearly disappeared from popular memory.

She’s My Weakness offers exactly that kind of collecting opportunity.

This is an especially interesting title for collectors of:

• Pre-Code Hollywood

• Early Talking Pictures

• 1930 Movies

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• Arthur Lake Films

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Arthur Lake would later become especially familiar to movie and television audiences through his long association with Dagwood Bumstead, making this early starring appearance an interesting look at his career before those later roles.

PUBLIC DOMAIN STATUS

She’s My Weakness was released in the United States in 1930.

Under current United States copyright terms, works published in 1930 completed their 95-year copyright term at the end of 2025 and entered the United States public domain on January 1, 2026. Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain confirms that works from 1930 became open to the public in the United States on that date.

PUBLIC DOMAIN STATEMENT

All films included in this collection have been thoroughly researched and verified as public domain under applicable United States copyright law.

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REDISCOVER A FORGOTTEN 1930 HOLLYWOOD COMEDY

SHE’S MY WEAKNESS (1930)

Sue Carol • Arthur Lake • William Collier Sr. • Lucien Littlefield • Helen Ware • Alan Bunce

Romance, rivalry, money problems and misunderstandings come together in this delightful survivor from Hollywood's earliest years of talking pictures.

Add this rare 1930 Pre-Code romantic comedy to your classic-film collection and rediscover another piece of forgotten Hollywood history.

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