I can get it for you Wholesale (1951)

Stars: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders
Plot: A dress designer bulldozes her way to the top of the garment/fashion industry; but finally has to choose between ambition and love.

Staring two of my favorites: Susan Hayward and George Sanders; "I can get it for you wholesale" has some good moments but can't overcome an extremely wordy script with minimal character development and a predictable plot.

There are *some* funny/witty lines expertly delivered by Sanders & Hayward - but that's larded between a lot of dull/mediocre stuff. As in "Force of Evil" Polonsky seems to believe that word-count equals quality  and almost every second of run-time is filled with with talk.  Yak, Yak, Yak.  And like "Force of Evil" I had a hard time caring about the less-than-likable characters. On the plus side, the acting is quite good, there's a lot of George Sanders being  George Sanders, and we get some interesting location shots of 1951 NYC.

**Spoilers Ahead**

The last two scenes in the movie are examples of Polansky's overwriting. Both are well acted and have some good lines - but Polanksy simply can't keep it short and effective. In the Sanders & Hayward scene he has both characters exchange the same thoughts over and over. In the last scene with Jaffe-Hayward-Daily, Sam Jaffe's character has the final words. He only had to say "Teddy, just because 7th avenue is a jungle, there's no need to live like a wild animal. That's what Harriet learned, that's why she's back. Remember Teddy, its not easy to walk back in, after you walked out." Cue embrace. Cut/print it.

Instead Jaffe goes on for another minute - saying nothing memorable or needed. Typical Polansky.

**End Spoilers**

Having seen almost all of Abe Polonsky's films I'm less than impressed with his talents. Its somewhat amusing to read of the author of 'Tell them Willie boy was here" and "Madigan" dissing Kazan -but that's politics in Hollywood. I think Wilder had him in mind when he stated that "Only two or three of the Hollywood Ten had talent, the rest were just unfriendly".