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28 November 1931 (USA)
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Jerry Seevers returns from World War I service broken in health and his doctor tells him he has only six months to live...
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A really bad plot, but interesting to watch John Gilbert in his waning days of stardom.
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(Complete credited cast) | John Gilbert | ... | Jerry Seevers |
 | El Brendel | ... | Axel 'Swede' Axelson |
| Lois Moran | ... | Dot |
| Madge Evans | ... | Anne |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Mac, the Ranch Foreman |
| Frank Conroy | ... | Judge Barham |
| Gwen Lee | ... | Maizie |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | Mrs. Edith Trent |
| Ruth Renick | ... | Barbara Main |
| Willie Fung | ... | Wing, the Cook |
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68 min | USA:73 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Wedding March
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I'm always leery about a plot that begins with a drunk marrying a girl for almost no reason, only to find out the next day what a mistake it was. And the plot gets worse as people seem to behave without reason. I couldn't believe a minute of the film. (Preview audiences laughed at the goings on.) Still, it is a good film to watch if only to dispel any myths about Gilbert's voice being the cause of his demise as a star in the sound era. His voice is not high-pitched or squeaky (which I had heard) but is rather strong, low-pitched and quite good. You could see he still was an excellent actor. Beautiful Lois Moran was excellent as Gilbert's co-star; I wondered why she virtually quit making movies after 1931. There was one comedy scene I liked, with El Brendel and Willie Fung speaking their broken English and trying to understand each other. Otherwise, even the comedy relief, mostly supplied by El Brendel, was pretty bad.