Clark Gable,
Edward Brophy,
James Gleason,
Leslie Howard,
Lionel Barrymore
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Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. After his daughter Jan Ashe breaks her engagement to polo player Dwight Winth...( read more
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May 12, 2008"a free soul" is the very flick which gets clark gable some female attention with the notorious scene of him pushing norma shearer roughly to the couch for three times! blatant violence on woman, but endearing gable is always excusable since he's doing it for the sake of love.
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December 4, 2009Extremely good early classic. Lionel Barrymore is terrific in an Oscar winning performance, Norma Shearer, as always is a delight. Fine writing, the expected fine MGM production values. Poor Leslie Howard, always seeming to get dumped for Clark Gable!
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November 2, 2008Gable's charisma is in full evidence here, even as a villian and Norma looks great but the film is hampered by staginess and some very mannered acting.
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