A Free Soul Movie Review 1931

Tippling litigator Barrymore helps low-life mobster Gable beat a murder rap, only to discover the hood has stolen his daughter's heart. Bargaining with his ditzy daughter, he vows to eschew the bottle if she'll stay away from good-for-nothing Gable. Directed by Brown, best known for his work with Garbo, and based on the memoirs of Adela Rogers St. John. The final courtroom scene--a cloak-and-gavel classic--cinched Barrymore's Oscar. Remade with Liz Taylor as "The Girl Who Had Everything" (although, ironically, the earlier version is the racier of the two).

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Law & Lawyers, Order in the Court, On the Rocks, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries

Cast

Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, James Gleason, Lucy Beaumont

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Clarence Brown

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1931: Actor (Barrymore).