The easiest way, a quite sexually explicit melodrama from mgm in 1931 starring constance bennett who. With constance bennett, adolphe menjou, robert montgomery, anita page. Farrell macdonald, clara blandick, anita page, whose handsome boyfriend laundryman nick clark gable drops in, early in the easiest way, 1931, directed by jack conway. Buy the easiest way movie posters from movie poster shop. Conartist falls in love, and rest of his group dont know what to do about it great ending also. Making a smooth transition to sound, she was notable as bessie loves sister in the broadway melody 1929, an oscarwinner for best picture, as buster keatons leading lady in free and easy 1930 and sidewalks of new york 1931, and as clark gables first onscreen romantic interest in. Custom menu with a photo of the title character with drivein style audio, simple burn instructions. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Growing up in a poor workingclass family, laura decides not to marry the boynextdoor and instead accepts wealthy, older will brocktons invitation to move in with him. A smalltown, idealistic, young, and dedicated research doctor, dr. Hes always had an omnisexual quality onscreen and, at times, a warholian blankness that served him well in the otherwise execrable 54. If 1932s way back home had been made a couple years earlier, it might have caused hollywood to abandon talkies and return to making silent films. By the end of 1931, the year the easiest way was released, everyone knew the name. The whole gang at the tenement, laura murdock constance bennett with dad, mom and sister j.
Constance campbell bennett october 22, 1904 july 24, 1965, was an american stage, film, radio and television actress. He had spent most of 1930 working in french, either in european productions or in the shortlived genre of hollywoodproduced foreign versions of their big releases. The casting couldnt have been better and the acting was convincing, too. Clark gable full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. She was a major hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the early 1930s, she was the highestpaid actress in hollywood, as well as one of the most popular. Brecht figured the easiest way was to have someone come on right at the start of the evening and explain to the audience what an evil bastard the guy is. For a no prep way to have students compare and contrast a book with its movie, check out my book vs. Shenandoah makes an obvious end run around many divisive issues of the. Based on an inspirational true story about how a rural community rallied around a distraught family dean cain, lori beth sikes to search for their missing. Passed 1h 33min comedy, drama, romance, musical 1 august 1931 usa an amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violinplaying girlfriend on the side. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. After falling in love with young upandcoming newsman jack madison she leaves brockton to wait for madisons return from a. Most popular songs and artists of 1931 pop culture news. Gable is quite good in an early supporting role as pegs working class husband.
While i was confused as to why lon chaneys the hunchback of notre dame, and even more notably, the phantom of the opera, were not included in the recent universal classic monsters. Designer madeleine vionnet began using the bias cut in the 1920s, and. The easiest way is a great little film with some juicy one liners peppered all throughout and the plot kept me well entertained. Fortunately, by 1932 enough talking pictures had already been made for everyone to realize that sound was not necessarily a device of audience torture.
Paul whiteman cuban love song this song was the title for a 1931 film that told the story of a u. This blond bad boy with the succulent lips livened up numerous forgettable 90s flicks, but struck gold with the beloved, badtothebone cruel intentions. The easiest way is a 1931 american precode mgm drama film directed by jack conway. Fans adored suffering in luxury with three of hollywoods biggest names of the 30s. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Seiter and starring phillips lord, effie palmer, frank albertson, and bette davis. The value of a great film is not in the images projected in front of our eyes, but in the images and feelings that the film entices from our soul. The film, the freaks, showed a circus sideshow complete with the bearded lady, a human skeleton, a hermaphrodite, pinheads, and an armless man. Constance bennett, robert montgomery and adolph menjou. Martin arrowsmith ronald colman tried to remain true to his medical ethics to. New in the business model laura constance bennett with savvy colleague elfie marjorie rambeau is well off balance when the boss brockton adolphe menjou calls her in for a looksee, in the mgm precode melodrama the easiest way, 1931. Buster keaton our hospitality 1923 full movie duration. The easiest way 1931 passed 1h min drama, romance 7 february 1931 usa growing up in a poor workingclass family, laura decides not to marry the boynextdoor and instead accepts wealthy, older will brocktons invitation to move in with him. English when he was chosen by universal pictures to star in dracula 1931.
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Nothing was off limits during hollywoods 1930s pre. This page was last edited on 1 december 2018, at 22. Based on a stage play that shocked audiences, this was the second time for this story, the first having been. The easiest way 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Complete 30 film collection even though the lessclassic claude rains version of phantom was, i began to wonder what a theoretical followup 30 film universal horrors classics box set would contain.
The easiest way to do that is to condemn war and violence no matter what the cause. But it was a magnetic unknown in a small role who really caught their notice. A complete catalog of all 66 of clarks credited roles. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Charles and i spent the rest of the night watching the next film in sequence from the batch i recently recorded from turner classic movies, along with untamed and they learned about women, and it turned out to be quite the best of the three. Made in 1965, it is generally noted as a turning point film of the civil rights era, when the lost cause narrative began to be challenged in american film. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Fritz lang comments on the invisible content of his film m for murder 1931.
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The easiest way 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Farrell macdonald and clara blandick as lauras parents, marjorie rambeau as her gold digging coworker, and even hedda hopper in a small role as one of lauras colorado hosts. Movie lore has it that bela lugosi could barely speak english. The painted desert 1931, the easiest way 1931 and the finger points 1931 this week, since its clark gables birthday this week, were highlighting his first speaking. In search of the thief, steele is attacked and left for dead. She quickly realizes that the easiest way to do that is by being kept by rich men. The sets were well done and the cinematography reflects forethought. The easiest way 1931 full movie download full hd youtube. Way back home is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by william a. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. The song would be recorded over and over by such artists as the mills brothers and harry connick jr.
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