After viewing this film great for more than half a century, it remains the absolute best.
10 Stars And Counting. WC Fields it seems was destined to play the ultimate Dickens character, Micawber; his mannerisms, that VOICE. Runner up, by far, none other than unforgettable Edna May Oliver, a stand-out as tough-cookie Aunt Betsey, again groomed for a Dickens character that no other actress could rightfully play.
Freddie Bartholomew ties it all so well together, perfectly cast as young and impressionable David, and preparing for his next assignment in CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS. Frank Lawton also quite good as the adult David.
It must have been a sentimental "Farewell" when filming finished, you can tell everyone enjoyed being a part of this movie, if not movie history. One has to salute not only the mechanics of this amazing production, but a supporting cast of positively exceptional character actors, all of whom left a tremendous impression on film audiences through the years; Basil Rathbone, Roland Young, Lionel Barrymore (crusty as ever) and Jessie Ralph as Nurse Peggotty.
Thank you, especially, to director George Cukor. Cukor's next assignment was SYLVIA SCARLETT.
Always on dvd and remastered blu ray.
10 Stars And Counting. WC Fields it seems was destined to play the ultimate Dickens character, Micawber; his mannerisms, that VOICE. Runner up, by far, none other than unforgettable Edna May Oliver, a stand-out as tough-cookie Aunt Betsey, again groomed for a Dickens character that no other actress could rightfully play.
Freddie Bartholomew ties it all so well together, perfectly cast as young and impressionable David, and preparing for his next assignment in CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS. Frank Lawton also quite good as the adult David.
It must have been a sentimental "Farewell" when filming finished, you can tell everyone enjoyed being a part of this movie, if not movie history. One has to salute not only the mechanics of this amazing production, but a supporting cast of positively exceptional character actors, all of whom left a tremendous impression on film audiences through the years; Basil Rathbone, Roland Young, Lionel Barrymore (crusty as ever) and Jessie Ralph as Nurse Peggotty.
Thank you, especially, to director George Cukor. Cukor's next assignment was SYLVIA SCARLETT.
Always on dvd and remastered blu ray.