Let's Try Again

While viewing this film, I found myself laughing through out the entire picture. Diana Wynyard(Alice Overton),"Gaslight",'40, was married to Clive Brook,(Dr. Jack Overton),"Love in Exile",'36 and this couple seemed to argue and fight all the time, Alice kissed a friend innocently in the garden and all sorts of problems started. Jack Overton decided their marriage after ten years was becoming boring and wanted a divorce. This divorce became off again on again through out the entire picture. The Butler,(Phillips) Arthur Hoyt, "Hail The Conquering Hero",'44 did not know if he was coming or going, bringing luggage out to the car and back again and finally was claimed a hero in possibly saving this marriage. This was definitely a COMEDY and should not be taken seriously at ALL!

The movie goes in circles and the actors and actresses must have been loathing to do perform in it that anyone could take it seriously. One of the big stinkers, BUT well worth watching the first third to Irene Hervey, surely one of the most beautiful women in her day, in a very form-fitting leather, sharkskin gown.

I enjoyed this simple movie. It isn't more than the title, i tells you what it is from the beginning. So don't expect more. For what it was it was entertaining, as long as you don't take it so seriously. The characters are peculiar and have a strange power to keep you watching. Even though Diana Wynyard & Clive Brook weren't box office stars they portrayed their quirky emotional characters as well as anyone could. The script is typical of a 1930 film but the premises seems a little before its time. I mean it this subject didn't seemed fleshed out enough to make a great movie. But for what its worth I'd watch it for a few chuckles

I enjoyed this movie very much. It was a period piece and I like period pieces. As a period piece it met my expectations nicely. And even tho scripts from that era didn't reflect the lives of real people that well, the actors showed more depth than I am accustomed to seeing. I don't need to write much about this movie. Just change everything Bill from Minnesota said to positives and that will take care of my review nicely. It is so nice to find 'new' old talent. I shall keep an eye out for the productions that included these people.

Despite the silliness of the plot, the movie is worth a look simply for the 30's set styles. Also of interest is the actors' speech patterns and ridiculous accents ("oh, let's do try again!"). After 1930 when "talkies" came out, actors were required to take diction classes. This movie has all the makings of a "good" film - for its day: "upper class" characters (those silly rich people), beautiful sets (this was The Depression and most Americans had humble homes), and, of course, "sexual tension" (as sexually tense as it could be in 1934).