Back in the silent days, Ramon Novarro was a hot commodity and starred in MGM's first epic blockbuster, "Ben Hur". And throughout the 20s he was a hot commodity...and women loved his good looks. But when sound films arrived, Novarro's career floundered...and soon MGM failed to renew his contract. Soon, Novarro faded into obscurity and he only became famous when in his 60s he was murdered by a couple dirt-bags.
When you see "Call of the Flesh", you can see why Novarro's career dropped off. He was rather uninteresting and dull....and the dull story didn't help either. He plays a Spanish singer (not a bad choice since Novarro was Mexican and had a strong accent) who is like candy to women and a girl raised in a convent leaves in order to follow him.
Overall, a film that never managed to interest me in the least. Stagy and not the least bit engaging...I really struggled to finish this one.
When you see "Call of the Flesh", you can see why Novarro's career dropped off. He was rather uninteresting and dull....and the dull story didn't help either. He plays a Spanish singer (not a bad choice since Novarro was Mexican and had a strong accent) who is like candy to women and a girl raised in a convent leaves in order to follow him.
Overall, a film that never managed to interest me in the least. Stagy and not the least bit engaging...I really struggled to finish this one.