Here is another example of why an ethics code was established in 1934 in Hollywood films. In the opening scene of this 1933 film, a man is seen talking in the bedroom with a woman presumed to be his wife, each calling each other "darling" a million times. It turns out one of these characters is married; the other is single. And, it was all played for laughs. You have to remember, too, that for many years, adultery was considered one of the worst things you could do. In the last 40 years, the Liberal media just shrugs it off as "one of those things." Yeah, until it's their spouse cheating. In the early '30s, the public was not ready to shrug off adultery as something trivial, something Hollywood was attempting to do.
This whole movie was supposed to be a comedy-drama but I didn't find much, if any, comedy in it, to be honest. The characters were more annoying than funny. Also, adapted from a French play, this movie is too stagy.
John Barrymore is fine, as usual, even appealing as the professor, but Myrna Loy was very disappointing and offered little.
This whole movie was supposed to be a comedy-drama but I didn't find much, if any, comedy in it, to be honest. The characters were more annoying than funny. Also, adapted from a French play, this movie is too stagy.
John Barrymore is fine, as usual, even appealing as the professor, but Myrna Loy was very disappointing and offered little.