Alice Adams
Alice Adams

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In the small town of South Renford, Alice Adams comes from a working class background, although she aspires to be among the upper class. Alice's mother blames her husband for their low social standing, despite his working hard and Alice not blaming him for anything. Regardless, Alice tries to do whatever necessary to put on appearances of wealth and social standing, despite everyone in that class in town knowing who she is, and thus largely ignoring her because of her false a... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Alice Adams:

Katharine Hepburn
Fred MacMurray
Fred Stone
Evelyn Venable
Frank Albertson
Ann Shoemaker

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In the small town of South Renford, Alice Adams comes from a working class background, although she aspires to be among the upper class. Alice's mother blames her husband for their low social standing, despite his working hard and Alice not blaming him for anything. Regardless, Alice tries to do whatever necessary to put on appearances of wealth and social standing, despite everyone in that class in town knowing who she is, and thus largely ignoring her because of her false airs. First meeting at a society ball, Alice surprisingly catches the eye of Arthur Russell, surprisingly as he purportedly is engaged to débutante Mildred Palmer. As Alice continues to hide her true social standing from Arthur as he courts her, Mrs. Adams pressures Mr. Adams into doing something he doesn't want to do in an effort truly to become part of the business class, that measure which entails sinking all his money into a business venture. Beyond the time when Arthur finds out the true nature behind Alice's facade, other issues may bring the fragile Adams society house of cards tumbling down around them, and thus the happiness Alice is seeking with Arthur.

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CinePassion - 10/10 by Fernando F. CroceStevens' deadpan-humane approach dilutes the acid of Booth Tarkington's social critique
Variety - 8/10 by Variety StaffThat George Stevens' direction captures the wistfulness of Katharine Hepburn's superb histrionism, and yet has not sacrificed audience values at the altar of too much drabness and prosaic realism, is an achievement of no small order.
Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films - 8/10 by Tim DirksAlice Adams (1935) is RKO's touching, effectively poignant portrayal of small-town, mid-Western American pretenses
New York Times - 8/10 by Andre SennwaldAn oddly exciting blend of tenderness, comedy and realistic despair, it touches life intimately at many points during its account of a lonely girl in a typical American small town.
Time Out - 7/10 by Tom MilneHepburn is magnificent as the small-town social climber, although the script so softens Booth Tarkington's novel.
Kansas City Kansan - 3/10 by Steve CrumHepburn is real reason to seek this one out
User Review - 10/10 by Edgar CKatherine Hepburn is a shining sun from beginning to end, giving away one of the finest female performances of the 30s in American cinema. Personally, I have always loathed the "family is money" motto and similar thinking; the characters in Alice Adams are not necessarily agreeing with that mentality, but rather see it as a way of surviving in a stupid society that ranks you according to your wealth and useless etiquette mannerisms and modals. Things haven't changed much since then. 98/100
User Review - 10/10 by Daniel CAlice Adams is the story of a wannabe socialite who goes to all lengths to make sure her new love interest, a high society favourite, doesnt discover her real life. Hepburn's charisma and charm adds the characters neediness and endearing nature to create the perfect performance. Having not read the novel its hard to know if the script stays true to the novel, but what I can say is that the comedy and humour that the screenwriter has put into the screenplay is undeniably genius and makes the film. Great movie all round with a standout tour de force performance from Hepburn.
User Review - 10/10 by Michael RKatharine Hepburn plays a young girl whose family is at the low-end of the social scene in their town, thanks to her father's loyalty to a local business. Still, a young man gets interested and Alice's attempts to play-up her family's situation are both laugh-out-loud funny and tragic all at once. Any Jane Austen fans will recognize the same witty satire of the upper class, and those who try too hard penetrate it.
User Review - 10/10 by Thomas PAmazing film. This has been amongst my favourites for a very long time. Katharine Hepburn is more then exceptional in the title role. Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measures. The dinner scene is worthy of the DVD purchase in and of itself, as it all go's totally to pot (hilariously) with the help of a clumsy Hattie McDaniel and Alice has to admit defeat and drop the mask. Brilliant!

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