A Contrast in Styles tend to make this Overrated Film feel Uneasy and not Quite the Success that its Reputation would Imply. That is the Almost Slapstick Humor like the Screen Test and the Makeup Scenes and the Downer Side to the Story, that of a Fallen Star. It is Careers in Contrast and the Collision and the Result is an Uneven Mix of Satire and Melodrama.
Fredrich March is by Far the Best Performance while Janet Garynor is Consistently Unconvincing both as a Starry Eyed Starlet and a Bonafide Star. She sounds like Minnie Mouse and Broods a lot.
It is Heavy Handed, Dated Stuff and even in its Day was Probably as Over Praised as it is Today. Sure it was the First Version of this Thrice Filmed Tale and it is in Early Thirties Technicolor (very rare), but the Conflicting On Screen Styles of Humor and Tragedy are Over Baked and don't Blend Well in most Respects. The Side Characters, except for Adolphe Menjou as the Producer are Obnoxious, Cartoonish and Loud.
Worth a Watch for its Place in Film History, the Classic Story, the Technicolor, the Awards, the Accolades, and Friedrich March's Restrained Role.
Fredrich March is by Far the Best Performance while Janet Garynor is Consistently Unconvincing both as a Starry Eyed Starlet and a Bonafide Star. She sounds like Minnie Mouse and Broods a lot.
It is Heavy Handed, Dated Stuff and even in its Day was Probably as Over Praised as it is Today. Sure it was the First Version of this Thrice Filmed Tale and it is in Early Thirties Technicolor (very rare), but the Conflicting On Screen Styles of Humor and Tragedy are Over Baked and don't Blend Well in most Respects. The Side Characters, except for Adolphe Menjou as the Producer are Obnoxious, Cartoonish and Loud.
Worth a Watch for its Place in Film History, the Classic Story, the Technicolor, the Awards, the Accolades, and Friedrich March's Restrained Role.