Lions, Towers & Shields 90: Ruth Chatterton is Jacked

This 1936 film is based on the well-known novel of the same name, by Sinclair Lewis. It’s the story of a successful middle-aged man (Walter Huston) who wants something new from his life. That’s what his wife (Ruth Chatterton) wants, too, but their ideas are very different, and not compatible. And there’s Mary Astor, living her best life in an Italian villa, being all awesome and stuff. It’s fun to watch these three actors work. The writing is good, too. William Wyler (who we last heard from in The Best Years of Our Lives) directs

Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman.

This 1936 film is based on the well-known novel of the same name, by Sinclair Lewis. It’s the story of a successful middle-aged man (Walter Huston) who wants something new from his life. That’s what his wife (Ruth Chatterton) wants, too, but their ideas are very different, and not compatible. And there’s Mary Astor, living her best life in an Italian villa, being all awesome and stuff. It’s fun to watch these three actors work. The writing is good, too. William Wyler (who we last heard from in The Best Years of Our Lives) directs

Dodsworth

Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman

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LTS #60 CELEBRATE THE TERESA WRIGHT-AISSANCE
LTS #23 A PERFECT SPHERICAL COW
LTS #81 I WILL DEFEND THE WEENIE KING
LTS #89 YOU CAN’T BE EVIL IN A CARDIGAN

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