I Believed in You (1934)
69 min | Drama

I Believed in You (1934)

69 min | Drama

After miners attack Jim Crowl, a labor agitator trying to incite them to strike, he seeks refuge from the police at the home of True Merrill, a naive would-be writer who has lived all her life with her recently deceased father. Jim cajoles...See moreAfter miners attack Jim Crowl, a labor agitator trying to incite them to strike, he seeks refuge from the police at the home of True Merrill, a naive would-be writer who has lived all her life with her recently deceased father. Jim cajoles True into wanting to experience love, hate and suffering, and convinces her to accompany him to New York. In Greenwich Village, True enjoys Jim's Bohemian friends, all of whom patronize the Pig's Eye cafe: unpublished poet Saracen Jones; struggling artist Russell Storm; and dancer Vavara, with whom, unknown to True, Jim is involved. When the group, who all live in Russell's apartment, are evicted, Jim, who is really an agitator for mercenary reasons, conducts a sidewalk auction of Russell's paintings, which turns into a brawl due to Jim's inflammatory criticisms of society. True slaps wealthy dilettante Michael Harrison after he facetiously offers to buy a painting just to destroy it, and she is sentenced to ten days in jail, as is Jim. Later, Michael apologizes to True and, after calling her friends phonies, invites her to meet successful artists and writers. When True argues that her friends have not had the opportunities that Michael's friends have had, Michael proposes a deal: he will pay the expenses of her friends for six months, and if even one makes good or shows gratitude, he will buy True a drink; however, if they all fail, she will have an obligation to him. True agrees and writes a novel entitled I Believed in You . The others, however, squander their money. When they demand more, True explodes and calls them fakers. Still believing in Jim, she then overhears him tell another woman the same things he once told her. She walks disillusioned throughout the city and onto a bridge, but after hearing voices from the past, she gains new confidence and visits the publishers Lang and Long, who sign her to a contract. True then gives Michael her royalty check as her first repayment. When he proposes, she says that she must go on alone for now, and that maybe they will meet in the future. See less

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48 cast members

Name	Known for
Rosemary Ames True Merrill True Merrill See fewer	Our Little Girl (1935)
John Boles Michael Harrison Michael Harrison See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)
Victor Jory Jim Crowl Jim Crowl See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gertrude Michael Pamela Banks Pamela Banks See fewer	The Last Outpost (1935)
George Meeker Saracen Jones Saracen Jones See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Leslie Fenton Russell Storm Russell Storm See fewer	The House of Secrets (1936)
Joyzelle Joyner Vavara (as Joyzelle) Vavara (as Joyzelle) See fewer	Just Imagine (1930)
Jed Prouty Joe Long i.e. Lang Joe Long i.e. Lang See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Morgan Wallace Oliver Lang i.e. Long Oliver Lang i.e. Long See fewer	Wild Girl (1932)
Luis Alberni Giacomo Giacomo See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
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