Chained (1934)
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79% of users liked it
(122 ratings)
Joan Crawford is at her most glamorous (a different outfit and hairdo in each scene!) in the romantic melodrama Chained. Crawford plays Diane Lovering, the mistress of prominent Manhattan businessman Richard Field (Otto Kruger). Though she really isn't in love with him, she feels obligated to… More Joan Crawford is at her most glamorous (a different outfit and hairdo in each scene!) in the romantic melodrama Chained. Crawford plays Diane Lovering, the mistress of prominent Manhattan businessman Richard Field (Otto Kruger). Though she really isn't in love with him, she feels obligated to marry him when he divorces his wife (Margaret Gateson) for Diane's sake. By the time the divorce is final, Diane has fallen for wealthy South American rancher Mike Bradley (Clark Gable), but, out of loyalty to Field, she abruptly cuts off her relationship with Mike, who does his best to hide his pain. It looks as though both Diane and Mike will continue to suffer stoically until the plot is resolved by the understanding and remarkably generous Field. Clarence Brown's glossy direction helps to make this star vehicle seem more important than it really is. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clarence Brown
- Written By
- John Lee Mahin
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 31, 1934 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
There's good chemistry between Crawford and Gable in Clarence Brown's formulaic romantic melodrama, a typical MGM star vehicle during the Depression.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford make this pleasing but unoriginal romantic melodrama palpable.
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Cast
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Joan Crawford
as Diane Lovering
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Clark Gable
as Mike Bradley
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Otto Kruger
as Richard Field
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Stuart Erwin
as Johnnie Smith
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Una O'Connor
as Amy
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Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Field
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Akim Tamiroff
as Pablo
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Hooper Atchley
as S.S. Official
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Ward Bond
as Sailor
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Wade Boteler
as Mechanic
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Nora Cecil
as Spinster
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Colin Chase
as Photographer
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Theresa Maxwell Conover
as Secretary
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Nick Copeland
as Chauffeur
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Gino Corrado
as Waiter
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Gordon De Main
as SS Official
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Sam Flint
as Clerk
- Grace Hayle
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George Humbert
as Cafe Manager
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Edward J. Le Saint
as S.S. Official
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Chris-Pin Martin
as Peon
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Louis Natheaux
as Streward
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Franklin Parker
as Third Mate
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Lee Phelps
as Bartender
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Paul Porcasi
as Hotel Manager
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Adrian Rosley
as Chef
- Speedboat Sequence
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Phillips Smalley
as S.S. Official
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William Stack
as Butler
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Auguste Tollaire
as Chess Player
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Keenan Wynn
as Double for Joan Crawford in Speedboat Se...
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Tom Mahoney
as Doorman
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Mickey Rooney
as Boy Swimmer
