I still can't believe I liked this movie as much as I did. It was odd, over the top and at times over acted, but I really enjoyed this movie.
Norma Shearer is the one guilty of over acting at times (especially in her last monologue) but that only added to the bizarre nature of this movie. I always enjoy watching Shearer and this movie was no exception. She was a great beauty and talent and it's a shame she's not more well known today.
Clark Gable gave a solid performance and that spark of greatness to come was definitely evident in this movie. His character's thoughts weren't spoken as often as the other characters, but I think that just enhanced the character of Dr. Darrell. He was a slightly mysterious man (are we to believe he just stayed in the shadow of Sam and Nina's marriage for all of those decades?) and Gable played him perfectly.
While melodramatic, the last scene of the movie really sold the whole film. As I watched Nina be embraced by Charlie it struck me how she was now alone, except for him. I immediately flashed back to the earlier scene where she was with Charlie, Sam and Ned (with Baby Gordon upstairs) and was thinking about how they were all her men. Now, all of them had left her except for Charlie. It was a lovely (yet melodramatic) end to this odd little movie.
Norma Shearer is the one guilty of over acting at times (especially in her last monologue) but that only added to the bizarre nature of this movie. I always enjoy watching Shearer and this movie was no exception. She was a great beauty and talent and it's a shame she's not more well known today.
Clark Gable gave a solid performance and that spark of greatness to come was definitely evident in this movie. His character's thoughts weren't spoken as often as the other characters, but I think that just enhanced the character of Dr. Darrell. He was a slightly mysterious man (are we to believe he just stayed in the shadow of Sam and Nina's marriage for all of those decades?) and Gable played him perfectly.
While melodramatic, the last scene of the movie really sold the whole film. As I watched Nina be embraced by Charlie it struck me how she was now alone, except for him. I immediately flashed back to the earlier scene where she was with Charlie, Sam and Ned (with Baby Gordon upstairs) and was thinking about how they were all her men. Now, all of them had left her except for Charlie. It was a lovely (yet melodramatic) end to this odd little movie.