The Divine Lady (1929)
-
19% of users liked it
(188 ratings)
Frank Lloyd both produced and directed The Divine Lady, a Hollywood slant on the 19th century romance of Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. American film star Corinne Griffith, decked out in a blonde wig, is decorative but otherwise unconvincing as Lady Emma, while Hungarian-born Victor… More Frank Lloyd both produced and directed The Divine Lady, a Hollywood slant on the 19th century romance of Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. American film star Corinne Griffith, decked out in a blonde wig, is decorative but otherwise unconvincing as Lady Emma, while Hungarian-born Victor Varconi brings an inappropriate continental air to the veddy British Lord Nelson. Both stars found themselves playing second fiddle to Marie Dressler, mugging to her heart's content as Lady Emma's ambitious mother. The scandal surrounding the leading characters' illicit affair is secondary to the film's exciting reconstructions of Nelson's celebrated sea battles. Technically a silent, Divine Lady was released with a Vitaphone musical score and sound effects. Lost in the shuffle during the switch over to talkies in 1929, Divine Lady is forgotten today, totally eclipsed by the immensely successful 1941 film Lady Hamilton, starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Lloyd
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 31, 1929 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros
Critic Reviews
-
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Frank Lloyd won the Directing Oscar for this largely silent version of the romance between Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson; the 1941 vesrion with Olivier and Vivien Leigh is superior.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Corinne Griffith
as Emma Hart (Lady Hamilton)
-
Victor Varconi
as Horatio Nelson
-
H.B. Warner
as Sir William Hamilton
-
Ian Keith
as Charles Greville
-
Marie Dressler
as Mrs. Hart
-
Dorothy Cumming
as Queen of Naples
-
William Conklin
as George Romney
-
Montagu Love
as Captain Hardy
-
Julia Swayne Gordon
as Duchess of Argyle
-
Michael Vavitch
as King of Naples
-
Joan Bennett
as Extra
-
Helen Jerome Eddy
as Lady Nelson
-
Evelyn Hall
as Duchess of Devonshire
