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20 June 1931 (USA)
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An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. full summary | add synopsis
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Alcoholic
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Murder
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Lawyer
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Polo Player
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
Norma Shearer: Proudly and Inescapably Neurotic
(From Alternative Film Guide. 28 November 2009, 1:56 PM, PST)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 28 November 2009, 1:56 PM, PST)
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A world of addiction
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Norma Shearer | ... | Jan Ashe |
 | Leslie Howard | ... | Dwight Winthrop |
 | Lionel Barrymore | ... | Stephen Ashe |
| James Gleason | ... | Eddie |
 | Clark Gable | ... | Ace Wilfong |
| Lucy Beaumont | ... | Grandma Ashe |
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Free Souls (USA) (working title)
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93 min (Turner library print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:TV-G |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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In the outdoor location sequence where the donkey chases James Gleason, the actor, not a stuntman, is clearly knocked down by the animal, a scene which clearly wasn't planned as Norma Shearer's reaction attests.
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Continuity: In the emotional scene when Shearer promises to give up Gable, Barrymore's hair changes between close-ups and medium shots.
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Quotes:
[after Ace and Jan are shot at, he takes her to his hideaway]
Ace Wilfong, Gangster Defendant: Slouch, tell her why the Hardy mob tried to fix me up. Tell her the facts, Slouch.
Slouch: Well, the mug that was rubbed out, Miss, was a snooper of the chief's running with the Hardy mob, slipping us the lowdown. Hardy gets hep to it and he puts the rat on the spot. They nab the boss's "kelly" and plants it. Your old man jaws him out and the Hardy mob grabs the typewriters and the ukeleles.
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Ace Wilfong, Gangster Defendant: Slouch, tell her why the Hardy mob tried to fix me up. Tell her the facts, Slouch.
Slouch: Well, the mug that was rubbed out, Miss, was a snooper of the chief's running with the Hardy mob, slipping us the lowdown. Hardy gets hep to it and he puts the rat on the spot. They nab the boss's "kelly" and plants it. Your old man jaws him out and the Hardy mob grabs the typewriters and the ukeleles.
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Referenced in "Tiny Toon Adventures: Prom-ise Her Anything (#1.17)" (1990)
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Soundtrack:
By the River Sainte Marie
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I thought A Free Soul an interesting exploration into the world of addiction--father Stephen Ashe, as played by Lionel Barrymore, struggles to balance his career as a defense lawyer and the disastrous effects his alcoholism has on his family and social life. Daughter Jan (Norma Shearer) has a similar problem--but her addiction is to a free and easy lifestyle, with no commitments and no responsibility. Both seem to be ways of dealing with an unspoken loss--perhaps that of a wife and mother. Again, as with all good storytelling, backstory is only hinted at but the characters are rich enough to imply a great deal of history. Refreshing to see Clark Gable as a suave, handsome but ultimately despicable character. A surprising lack of stereotypes for such a film-the Ashes are a patrician, proper family who virtually disown Stephen and his daughter, but they are shown to be intelligent, unique people none the less. A wonderful, melodramatic exploration of the relationship of a father and daughter. Some nice location work for an early talkie.