A free soul is a film directed by clarence brown with lionel barrymore, norma shearer, clark gable, leslie howard, year. Credits and other information from the internet movie database. A free soul 1931 starring norma shearer and lionel barrymore. A free soul 1931 stream and watch online moviefone. A free soul the 1931 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Norma shearer, leslie howard, lionel barrymore, james gleason, clark gable, lucy beaumont. Overview of a free soul, 1931, directed by clarence brown, with norma shearer, leslie howard, lionel barrymore, at turner classic movies. After winning a case for mobster ace wilfong, stephen brings his client along to a party at his parents. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. A free soul was designed as a follow up to the critical and commercial smash the divorcee, which a year earlier had won norma shearer the best actress oscar. Clark gable and norma shearer in a free soul 1931 lionel barrymore and.
His heart gave out and the movie industry lost one of. A free soul, 1931 motion picture association of america. His heart gave out and the movie industry lost one of the best of its era. Aug 29, 2014 free soul a 1931 a precode classic starring clark gable norma shearer lionel barrymore and leslie howard. Aug 25, 20 a free soul 1931 by all accounts, metrogoldwynmayer mgm producer and boy wonder, irving thalberg didnt have the eye for talent that the studios chief, louis b. Stephen ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local. A free soul 1931 trivia 22 add new when the final version of the movie went before hollywood censors, they demanded that mgm cut the scene where norma shearer lays on the bed and suggestively asks clark gable to put his arms around her. A free soul is a 1931 american precode drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic san francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughters exboyfriend on a charge of. An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his freespirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. After his daughter jan ashe breaks her engagement to polo player dwight winthrop and starts an affair with wilfong, she finds that the liason. In a free soul, lionel barrymore captured an oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant alcoholic lawyer stephen ashe, who successfully defends dashing gangster ace wilfong clark gable on a murder charge only to find that his.
A free soul 1931 is an erotic crime, drama movie starring norma shearer and leslie howard. Eastern this coming tuesday as part of tcms leslie howard star of the month programming. Intrigued, i found myself watching the 1931 film, a free soul. The first 45 minutes or so dont blink it sizzles and the dialogue are especially great. Just recently, one movie caught my attention, while watching a documentary about the era on you tube. One of sherers dresses for this film is so sheer that you can see that its apparently quite chilly on set. Women and cocaine presents a free soul 1931 the cinema. I wasnt into this movie as much i hoped or thought i would be. Body and soul 1931 body and soul 1931 illicit 1931 sherlock holmes a game of shadows original. Released 1931, a free soul stars norma shearer, lionel barrymore, clark gable, leslie howard the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
Andress, watson and johnson are with a royal air force squadron in france. She wasnt a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss an alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his freespirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. A free soul is a 1931 american precode drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic san francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughters. A free soul 1931 0620 1931 us crime, drama, romance 1h 33m user score. A free soul subtitles subtitles download movie and. After his daughter jan ashe breaks her engagement to polo player dwight. An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. In a free soul, lionel barrymore captured an oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant alcoholic. A free soul 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its interesting to compare what shocked people who saw this movie in 1931, and compare it to what shocks us today. Watch a free soul 1931 movie online three times in theemmett episodes that shadubberwia takes tpr. After watching a succession of shearers available precode films, im afraid shes every bit the sugary. The plot is all kinds of convoluted literally starting in one relationship and taking a. When watson is killed in combat, andrews tries to return the letters watson received from a girl called pompom.
A free soul stars norma shearer, leslie howard, lionel barrymore, and clark. A free soul 1931 by all accounts, metrogoldwynmayer mgm producer and boy wonder, irving thalberg didnt have the eye for talent that the studios chief, louis b. Stephen ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local mobster ace wilfong in a murder case. A free soul is a 1931 american precode drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic san francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughters exboyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, a mobster whom her father. A free soul subtitles subtitles download movie and tv. Find movie and film award information for a free soul 1931 clarence brown on allmovie. Regent feels to see her and footages as he wounds in the ray. His role in a free soul 1931 is actually the fourth lead, and would likely have been nominated in the best supporting actor category had it existed in 1931. Thus, as an oscar winner, barrymore holds the record for a best actor win achieved with the least amount of screen time, and his portrayal is, to this day, the only supporting performance. Shearer adopts the same kind of sexually adventurous character here, though, unfortunately, some of her silent movie instincts, including a bit of overgesticulating, stand out quite. This 1931 movie became famous for a good number of reasons. A free soul 1931 06201931 us crime, drama, romance 1h 33m user score. Discover 6 highresolution movie posters of a free soul crime, drama, romance on movieposterdb. The studio ignored the demand and released the film uncut.
A free soul 1931 dvd planet store latest movie releases. Free soul a 1931 a precode classic starring clark gable norma shearer lionel barrymore and leslie howard. She wasnt a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play. Buy a free soul movie posters from movie poster shop. A free soul is a 1931 american precode drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic san francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughters exboyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, a mobster whom her father had previously got an acquittal for on a murder charge. Body and soul 1931 body and soul 1931 illicit 1931. Jan 12, 1928 apr 1928 play performed at playhouse theatre, ny. Body and soul 1931 is an american precode action drama film directed by alfred santell and starring charles farrell, elissa landi, humphrey bogart, and myrna loy. A free soul 1931 morally ambivalent defense attorney stephen ashe lionel barrymore gets mobster ace wilfong clark gable off the hook when hes brought up on charges of murder. This is my first norma shearer movie and i eagerly want to see more now as she is quite good in this precode drama about a woman and her father who run into roadblocks with their open life philosophy. His best years in the movie industry were between 1930 1950. In this film, stephen ashe is a hotshot californian lawyer. Thomas, depicts royal air force pilots in world war one.
The story, adapted from the stage play squadrons by elliott white springs and a. His life ended early in november 1960, because he refused to have a stunt man do an exremely physical undertaking part in his last movie, the misfits. It just so happens that a free soul will air at 10. Norma shearer, leslie howard, lionel barrymore, james gleason, clark gable, lucy beaumont directed by clarence brown stephen ashe lionel barrymore, an upper class alcoholic defense attorney, successfully defends local mobster ace wilfong clark gable in a murder. A free soul 1931 was a crime drama film directed by clarence brown and produced by clarence brown and irving thalberg the film was based on the novel of the same name and also stage play written by adela rogers st. A free soul 1928 play by willard mack uncredited william daniels. With norma shearer, leslie howard, lionel barrymore, clark gable.
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