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The Greeks Had a Word for Them

(Lowell Sherman, 1932)

Introduced by Heather Linville, Library of Congress

New Restoration

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Feb 22, 2025 2:00 PM

Film/Video Theater

$8 members and adults 55 and over
$10 general public
$5 students

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$42 general public
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Three single ladies who are down on their luck employ every pre-code trick in the books to find a rich guy for one of them.

For decades known mostly by its reissue title Three Broadway Girls, the bubbly comedy The Greeks Had a Word for Them follows three former showgirls who pool their limited resources to rent a luxurious apartment in New York. Their shared goal? To set themselves up by landing a rich man—by any means necessary. Starring pre-code icon Joan Blondell, this is one of only a few films with costumes designed by Coco Chanel. (79 mins., 4K DCP)

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Heather Linville is the head of the Library of Congress Moving Image Section.

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The Greeks Had a Word for Them, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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Restored by the Library of Congress and The Film Foundation. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

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Ohio Humanities

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