Yes, I love Ronald Colman. Most of all for his starring role in "Random Harvest", but also for "A Tale Of Two Cities", "Lost Horizon", "Prisoner Of Zenda", "The Light That Failed", "The Talk Of The Town", and "Arrowsmith". But this film -- only his second talkie -- is simply too decrepit for me to enjoy...other than to see him in such an early role.
Nevertheless, Colman is the one bright spot here. The acting of Dudley Diggs...did anyone...even way back then...think this man could be a movie actor. It may very well be the worst acting performance I've ever seen. And Ann Harding -- now I've seen Harding in a number of other films and rather enjoyed her. But here the overacting is just terrible.
Clearly, for its time, this was an ambitious film. But as much as I like films beginning around 1933 (give or take a year), this one is just too decrepit. I'll keep the DVD simply because I love Ronald Colman.
Nevertheless, Colman is the one bright spot here. The acting of Dudley Diggs...did anyone...even way back then...think this man could be a movie actor. It may very well be the worst acting performance I've ever seen. And Ann Harding -- now I've seen Harding in a number of other films and rather enjoyed her. But here the overacting is just terrible.
Clearly, for its time, this was an ambitious film. But as much as I like films beginning around 1933 (give or take a year), this one is just too decrepit. I'll keep the DVD simply because I love Ronald Colman.