Slander House (1938)

Directed by: Charles Lamont Madame Helene Smith (Adrianne Ames) operates a swanky salon for renovations of women's faces and bodies, with her partner Mazie Mason (Pert Kelton) who grew up with Helene on New York's not-so-swank Tenth Avenue. Mazie is in love with newspaper columnist Terry Kent (William Newell), who frequents the place for juicy items as the salon is a gathering place for the town's rich and near-rich ladies. Terry calls it a "scandal house" and, if he had known the title would be changed to "Slander House" before release, would have deemed it as such. Runtime: 65 min