A family man. (Lionel Barrymore) becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.A family man. (Lionel Barrymore) becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.A family man. (Lionel Barrymore) becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.
Edward J. Nugent
- Vance
- (as Eddie Nugent)
Anne Shirley
- Flower Girl
- (scenes deleted)
- (as Dawn O'Day)
Paul Stanton
- Doctor
- (scenes deleted)
Jessie Arnold
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Aileen Carlyle
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Nell Craig
- Nurse Attendant
- (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels
- Stinky Bliss
- (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
- Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaScenes from the film Another Language (1933) is shown in the movie theater that Hal and Peggy attend, but the AFI Catalogue reports that these are probably outtakes.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film, when the delivery boy sets the package down on the desk, a clear moving shadow of the boom microphone is visible upper right of the frame.
- Quotes
Francene Turner: [Talking on the phone] Oh Birdie, did Seth put on his heavier underwear this morning, as I told him to? Well, that's good, I was afraid he wouldn't. He fusses so. Oh, he always says it itches.
- ConnectionsFeatures Another Language (1933)
- SoundtracksEverything I Have Is Yours
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Played on piano and sung by Arthur Jarrett
Featured review
Schmaltz with class
Compelling hokum. Lionel Barrymore, in a variation of his trod-upon tycoon from "Dinner at Eight," plays the doting, selfless head of an insensitive, selfish family. Wife Fay Bainter, having just sold a novel to the movies, is on a spending spree before heading to Hollywood; son Tom Brown has his heart set on joining a college fraternity; elder daughter Mae Clark is torn between two lovers; dithery sister Mary Carlisle has thoughts of eloping with her nitwit boyfriend.
Meanwhile, Barrymore is facing scandal and prison on a trumped-up embezzlement charge, a crisis he withholds from his self-absorbed brood. Will the family rally to his side before he ends it all in suicide?
The film is so cunningly constructed that we squirm in suspense in spite of our conviction that all must end well. It's the kind of skillful schmaltz that leaves you feeling at once satisfied and foolish. With Una Merkel as a knuckleheaded maid, saving Louise Beavers and Hattie MacDaniel the indignity of demeaning themselves.
Meanwhile, Barrymore is facing scandal and prison on a trumped-up embezzlement charge, a crisis he withholds from his self-absorbed brood. Will the family rally to his side before he ends it all in suicide?
The film is so cunningly constructed that we squirm in suspense in spite of our conviction that all must end well. It's the kind of skillful schmaltz that leaves you feeling at once satisfied and foolish. With Una Merkel as a knuckleheaded maid, saving Louise Beavers and Hattie MacDaniel the indignity of demeaning themselves.
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- Fred_Rap
- Jul 17, 2013
Details
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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