(81 min) Released 1932-04-29
Director: William A. Wellman
Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Dickie Moore, Bette Davis
Genres: Drama | Romance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023491/
This is even better than I remembered. Ayn Randian almost, but without large-scale human endeavor. The heroes are a farmer and 2 artists; the holder of shallow values is shamed, but will he change? Great stuff to walk out of a theatre contemplating, and to dare pose the question in the height of the Depression is amazing.
Stanwyck starts out a little shaky; I wonder if those scenes were filmed early. Bette Davis is wonderful and so with very attractive makeup for her. Dickie Moore is impressive in his portrayal. REALLY glad I got a copy again. And that I have multi-region players. The print is so-so; if a studio release is ever available, might be worth the investment.
This is the 2nd of 5 pairings of Stanwyck and Wellman, and now I have them all.
Warner, dir. Wellman; 7
