Very pleasant surprise
I had never heard of this movie, and had never seen Verree Teasdale given top billing in a film, so I tuned in for the novelty value.
It turned out to be a very pleasant surprise -- a fast-paced story, imaginatively presented.
The cast is full of faces familiar to any '30s movie fan -- C. Aubrey Smith, Ricardo Cortez (he of the dazzling smile), Anita Louise.
There's even a wire-haired terrier that looks like the dog who played Asta (I don't know the canine actor's name!)
So I recommend this as a little-known but certainly worth-seeing gem, and a great reason for keeping your TCM subscription up to date.
It turned out to be a very pleasant surprise -- a fast-paced story, imaginatively presented.
The cast is full of faces familiar to any '30s movie fan -- C. Aubrey Smith, Ricardo Cortez (he of the dazzling smile), Anita Louise.
There's even a wire-haired terrier that looks like the dog who played Asta (I don't know the canine actor's name!)
So I recommend this as a little-known but certainly worth-seeing gem, and a great reason for keeping your TCM subscription up to date.
- TomInSanFrancisco
- 15. Juli 2009