Now wildly dated, this film is probably more famous for fostering the debut of the greatest actress of all time, Katharine Hepburn.
On all accounts, both screenplay and dramatic elements are slight, despite including a cast of John Barrymore and Billie Burke. However, this still is an acceptable movie from the the 1930s, and any Katharine Hepburn film is hard to pass up.
It is interesting to see the legend Hepburn became being moulded in the early stages, and her performance as Sydney Fairchild, a young girl, passing up her chance at marriage to David Manners because of her fear of insanity and in order to look after her Father, is definitely the strongest in the movie.
Knowing there are stronger Katharine Hepburn movies of her days at RKO, such as "Little Women", "Stage Door" and "Bringing Up Baby" is comforting enough. The same can be said for George Cukor's direction.
Only for Katharine Hepburn fans, but I suppose is still passable on other accounts.
Rating: 6.5/10
On all accounts, both screenplay and dramatic elements are slight, despite including a cast of John Barrymore and Billie Burke. However, this still is an acceptable movie from the the 1930s, and any Katharine Hepburn film is hard to pass up.
It is interesting to see the legend Hepburn became being moulded in the early stages, and her performance as Sydney Fairchild, a young girl, passing up her chance at marriage to David Manners because of her fear of insanity and in order to look after her Father, is definitely the strongest in the movie.
Knowing there are stronger Katharine Hepburn movies of her days at RKO, such as "Little Women", "Stage Door" and "Bringing Up Baby" is comforting enough. The same can be said for George Cukor's direction.
Only for Katharine Hepburn fans, but I suppose is still passable on other accounts.
Rating: 6.5/10