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7/10

posted 17 years ago by Xcalat3
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[–] JohnS-37 16 years ago

AGREED

10/10 - this is one of the most legendary films of the 1930's! It has one of the best casts ever and probably the best ever female cast outside of GONE WITH THE WIND and THE WOMEN - Jean Harlow, Marie Dressler, Billie Burke, Karen Morley, May Robson, Madge Evans, Louise Closser Hale, Hilda Vaughn.

[–] don-lockwood 14 years ago

You have to say that - your SN is Harlow.

[–] netshopper-2 13 years ago

Maybe so but some of the acting by legends of the acting world were pretty bad in this: John and Lionel Barrymore! Billie Burke was shouting her lines but this was probably due to technical issues with the sound. Wallace Beery was always the same and probably just himself. The best scenes were Harlow's.

[–] lmchildress 13 years ago

Marie Dressler was great as well.

[–] lnoft97 13 years ago

Marie Dressler was a huge, huge, huge star back in the day. She was so droll in this movie. "Listen, dear, I know men. I should, it's been my life's work."

[–] BlondeVixen 11 years ago

<Maybe so but some of the acting by legends of the acting world were pretty bad in this: John and Lionel Barrymore!>

What was wrong with John Barrymore's? I thought it was very good in this. In fact, this part mirrored what he became.

[–] bron-tay 11 years ago

9/10 just because I can't stand people who let their little dogs mess on the carpets!

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[–] bnwfilmbuff 8 years ago

I agree too. I thought that most of the acting was fabulous especially the Barrymores. However, the movie itself is depressing. We are watching the lives of all of these people crumble - nothing pleasant in any of it.