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Truly Classy Entertainment!

posted 17 years ago by Thrift_Store_Junkie05
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The Garden of Eden is really an undeservedly obscure, sophisticated comedy gem. Astonishing sets by William Cameron Menzies and Lewis Milestone's direction is incredibly efficient and witty and shares that same witty sophistication that Rouben Mamoulian and Lubitsch possess.

Corinne Griffith and Charles Ray deserve to be better appreciated today, especially Corinne, who is such a delicate beauty and one can really understand why she was being billed "the world's most beautiful woman,". Though it was very interesting to see Ray go against his usual type [playing country bumpkins], which was probably to revive he sagging career at the time. This was definitely a very lively and romantic drama from the silent era. Highly recommended.

[–] HarlowMGM 15 years ago

It plays on TCM about once a year and is well liked by silent movie buffs but I agree it should have a higher reputation, it's kind of the mother of all those romantic comedies of the 1930's.

[–] xylonian-1 15 years ago

Yes, I did happen to catch one of those TCM showings, but it would be an idea to show this film more often, as IMO film like this one would be enjoyed by any number of viewers who never would have thought they would ever like, much less love a silent movie....and it is a very lovable movie.

It is a shame the dream scene mentioned in the other thread is missing. I think it would have made it perfect....more perfect.

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