
Dill leaves Mary standing at the altar in order to marry his old flame, Connie, instead. Knowing that Mary still has feelings for Dill, Jeff keeps quiet about his own love for her.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dill leaves Mary standing at the altar in order to marry his old flame, Connie, instead. Knowing that Mary still has feelings for Dill, Jeff keeps quiet about his own love for her.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's an easy film to take because the stars are palatable and go down as easy as a Bromo-Seltzer... . |
| User ReviewJayden CI really enjoyed this movie and it was my first time seeing Gable and Crawford in action together, and it was a good one to start with. The plot is rather normal, but the performances were great. There was a lot of tension between all three of the main characters and at some points you really weren't sure if the plot would follow like it normal does. Crawford was ravishing in the film, and I thought the few scenes she had with Rosalind Russell went well. I really enjoyed the tension between Gable and Crawford, and the fact that you don't really get a "big" kiss between the two... different but it just leaves you wanting more! |
| User ReviewKatie ROne of my favorite classics. The trio of Montgomery, Gable, and Crawford is unbeatable. |
| User Reviewjay nForsaking All Others (1935) This is a slightly better than average 1930's screwball, romantic-comedy with W.S. Van Dyke directing. Robert Montgomery, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell, are at the top of their game. Everybody is rich, jet-setter types in tails, top-hats, and fancy ball gowns. Jeffrey Williams (Gable) is met at the New York dock by one of his old friends, Shemp (Charles Butterworth). Jeff has just returned from Madrid and is planning on asking his childhood crush, Mary Clay (Crawford) to marry him. When they arrive at a party in progress, he's shocked to find that Mary is already hapily engaged to his other friend, Dillon Todd (Montgomery). Jeff swallows his disappointment, especially when Mary asks him to walk her down the isle, and resigns himself to getting appropriately drunk. However, an old flame of Dillon's, Connie Barnes (Frances Drake), shows up at his apartment and talks Dill into running away with her and impulsively get married; thus leaving Mary at the alter. Jeff tries to console her. But, Mary is determined to get with Dillon even if it's behind Connie's back to the disgust of Jeff, who frankly can't take it anymore. Will Mary get her act together and realize the man for her? |
| User ReviewScott SA very entertaining story. Joan Crawford was charismatic and delightful to watch! Also a great performance from Charles Butterworth. Keep your ears open, he has the quite the sense of humor- it'll get you laughing! I would have loved to see just a little bit more time spent between Crawford and Gable on screen- I think they had good chemistry, and would have enjoyed seeing more of it! Great movie, though! |
| User ReviewVadim Done of the firdecoe production f ths ovictum st |
| User ReviewAllan CJoan Crawford in a screwball comedy? This seems even weirder than when she awkwardly danced with Fred Astaire. Joan is again paired with Clark Gable (who I'm still not a big fan of) and the two are set to be married. Robert Montgomery plays her childhood best friend who is set to be the best man, so I'm sure you can guess that a comic love triangle ensues. W.S. Van Dyke (The Thin Man) directed the film from a script by the great Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All about Eve). Since I'm not a big fan of Gable or Crawford, I can't help but think I'd have liked the film a whole lot more if the leads were someone like Cary Grant and Myrna Loy instead. |