For a while I thought the reason I didn't like actress Miriam Hopkins was because of the ditzy, nasty characters she played against one of my favorites -- Bette Davis -- and her later film "The Children's Hour". But a couple of times recently I have watched earlier films where she was young and beautiful. I can't tolerate her in those, either. I don't see the attraction at all.
So, for me, that's problem number one in this film. But it doesn't stop there. Some of the dialogue here is just plain idiotic, and I notice that most in some of the lines given to Joel McCrea. And I usually like McCrea.
It's too bad because the basic plot seemed like a good one -- an incredibly rich young woman who wants to be married for herself, not her money. But this film just seemed amateurish to me. Perhaps it's because of 'the line', as I sometimes call it. Somewhere right around 1932, 1933, 1934, movies grew up and became a bit sophisticated. Wherever that indistinct line is, this film is on the other side of that line.
About the only things I enjoyed in this film was one of the character actors (Henry Stephenson, whom I always enjoy) and seeing Fay Wray not being seduced by a gorilla.
So, for me, that's problem number one in this film. But it doesn't stop there. Some of the dialogue here is just plain idiotic, and I notice that most in some of the lines given to Joel McCrea. And I usually like McCrea.
It's too bad because the basic plot seemed like a good one -- an incredibly rich young woman who wants to be married for herself, not her money. But this film just seemed amateurish to me. Perhaps it's because of 'the line', as I sometimes call it. Somewhere right around 1932, 1933, 1934, movies grew up and became a bit sophisticated. Wherever that indistinct line is, this film is on the other side of that line.
About the only things I enjoyed in this film was one of the character actors (Henry Stephenson, whom I always enjoy) and seeing Fay Wray not being seduced by a gorilla.