Review of Untamed

Untamed (1929)
4/10
Crawford Sweats Out Her First Talkie
24 July 2012
Raised in the jungles of South America, sweaty oil heiress Joan Crawford (as Alice "Bingo" Dowling) returns to the United States after acquiring her estate. Along the way, Ms. Crawford meets doughy student Robert Montgomery (as Andy McAllister). They are mutually attracted, but find themselves on opposite sides of the tracks. While rich, Crawford is "Untamed" and must be civilized. She is helped into New York society by guardian Ernest Torrence (as Ben Murchison) and hit-man Holmes Herbert (as Howard Presley). In a startling scene, they have left one of Crawford's male admirers with his eyeballs removed. This film was Crawford's first "talking" feature. She and Mr. Montgomery are not always presented in a flattering manner, but the film delivered on its implicit sex appeal.

**** Untamed (11/23/29) Jack Conway ~ Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, Holmes Herbert
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