Une femme survint

Original title: Flesh

1932
Passed
1h 36m

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Wallace Beery in Une femme survint (1932)

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

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6.5/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

Top cast30

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Wallace Beery

Polakai

Ricardo Cortez

Nicky Grant

Karen Morley

Laura Nash

Jean Hersholt

Mr. Herman

John Miljan

Joe Willard

Herman Bing

Pepi - Headwaiter

Vince Barnett

Waiter

Greta Meyer

Mrs. Herman

Edward Brophy

Dolan - a Referee

Billy Bletcher

Man in Cafe
(uncredited)

Ward Bond

Muscles Manning
(uncredited)

Joe Caits

Referee in Germany
(uncredited)

Louise De Friese

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Mike Donlin

Mike - Man in Gym
(uncredited)

Jack Herrick

Wrestler in Gym
(uncredited)

Hans Joby

Hans - Waiter in Germany
(uncredited)

Anne Kunde

Woman in Cafe
(uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

One of Willard's Aides
(uncredited)

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Featured review

8/10

Wallace Beery is perfection in this role.

Despite what people say about Wallace Beery, considered misanthropic and difficult to work with by many of his colleagues, the man can ACT!

When watching the film, I realized that if you have great actors in a film, the film works. This film has GREAT actors and a very good story too.

Beery plays a wrestler. Karen Morley has just been let out of prison and he takes her in. Beery plays a "Marty" type of character where he feels no one would ever all in love with him because he is ugly and dumb. But he adores Morley.

Berry does not realize that Morley is just waiting for her boyfriend Ricardo Cortez to be released from jail also. Despite how nice Beery is to her, she just can't fall in love with him. It is clear, even to her, that she is making wrong choices but she can not help herself.

There are some plot twists that I do not want to give away. It is definitely worth watching. Everyone does a great job making this into a Classy Classic.

ronrobinson3
Nov 26, 2024
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Trivia
While the film lists no Director, it was actually directed by John Ford. He had his name removed as 'Director' before release for an unspecified reason. If one looks at the opening credits it states at the bottom this film is a "A John Ford Production."

Goofs
When Mr. Herman is explaining how Polakai feels about her to Laura while they are in the canoe, a shadow of the boom microphone (and most likely the camera) is visible when Mr. Herman puts his hat on and starts to row away - about 30 minutes into the picture.

Quotes
Laura: [On the phone] You got the dough, and we took the rap, so it's your turn to play cards.

Soundtracks
Du, Du Liegst Mir im Herzen
(uncredited)
Traditional German folksong
Played in the beer garden in Germany
Reprised in the beer garden in Hoboken, New Jersey