Patricia "Boots" Mallory (October 22, 1913 – December 1, 1958) was an American film actress, dancer, and model.

The play told the story of a young unmarried woman involved in a love triangle who becomes pregnant.

Other sexual themes involving the character played by James Dunn were considered too daring.

Fox executives brought in director Alfred L. Werker to drastically cut Von Stroheim's version and to shoot additional scenes.

[5] In 1932 her second completed film, Handle with Care, also co-starring James Dunn, was released and marked her debut.