The great lionel barrymore is keane, a small town guy, and the unexpected winner in a the race for senate. He has made some enemies in the process, replacing a guy who had been in office a long time. He is wooed by consuela fairbanks (karen morley), who has her own secreat motives for getting married. Keane's daughter tries to warn him, but he resents the interference. Will keane catch on in time? A funny moment when we are shown an invitation to a white house event, where someone's thumb is conveniently placed over the last name, since they didn't want it to be too specific about which president it was. Keep an eye out for consuela's assistant mona (rafaela ottiano)... she was also greta garbo's assistant in grand hotel; she almost stole the show in that one. Never miss a chance to see a barrymore in a film! This one is no shakespeare, but it's pretty good. A reflection of the times. And just before the film code kicked in. Barrymore, one of the many barrymores, had just won his oscar in 1931 for free soul. Film directed by charles brabin... had started in the early early days of silent films. Story based on the claw by henry bernstein.
Review of The Washington Masquerade
