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A Free Soul (1931)

NR 06/02/1931 Drama, Romance 1h 33m
61%
User
Score
6.6/10

She wasn't a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss!

Overview

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Clarence Brown

Director

Becky Gardiner

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Jan Ashe

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Dwight Winthrop

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Stephen Ashe

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Ace Wilfong

James Gleason

James Gleason

Eddie

Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont

Grandma Ashe

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)

Ann Brody

Ann Brody

Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Slouch (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on September 8, 2022

Lionel Barrymore is on quite good form here as the drunken, but accomplished, lawyer "Ashe" who manages to get the young "Ace" (Clark Gable) off on a charge of murder (it's all to do with an hat!). Celebrating their success, the young hoodlum is introduced to the young and feisty "Jan" (Norma Shearer) and a romance soon blossoms. This disturbs the old man, so she comes up with a pact - he (her father) comes off the booze and she will stop seeing the man she has fallen in love with. To the hills they head for three months where both manage to keep to their word, but sadly his strength of character doesn't survive his first visit to a town, and so she rushes back into the rather aggressive arms of her beau who demands marriage. "Ace" isn't the only man interested in the future of the lady, t...

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