Adorable
| Title: | Adorable |
| Year: | 1933 |
| Directors: | William Dieterle |
| Writers: | Robert Liebmann (story) and Paul Frank (story) |
| Actors: | Janet Gaynor | Henri Garat | C. Aubrey Smith | Herbert Mundin | Blanche Friderici | Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | James A. Marcus |
| Rating: | 6.8 | 35 votes |
| Languages: | English |
| Color: | Black and White |
| Country: | USA |
| Company: | Fox Film Corporation |
| Genres: | Musical | Comedy | Romance |
| Plot: | |
| 1) Janet Gaynor plays a rebellious princess who must try to marry the man she loves, instead of the stuffy old prince her parents want her to marry. But will this ordinary man love her back once he finds out she’s a princess? | |
| Comments: | |
| 1) In this early sound musical, Janet Gaynor plays a princess in anAustria-like fairytale kingdom who longs to live the life of anordinary girl. Watch it with a sense of humor–this is in no way animportant musical along the lines of "Gigi", but it doesn't try to be.The script is humorous and a bit self-mocking, and the actors have alot of fun inventing business for themselves–scenes between C. AubreySmith and Herbert Mundin appear to have been staged for their personalamusement, which luckily works for the audience, too. Director Dieterleadds some wonderful flights of fancy, which I won't give away, becausethe surprise is a good part of the fun. The music, sets, and costumesall contribute to the delightful feeling of fantasy.
Janet Gaynor's voice is almost shockingly girlish, which I think musthave been partly due to the sound technology used, but her performancesuits the title. In addition, her character is spirited andmischievous. Henri Garat, a French actor playing Gaynor's loveinterest, doesn't fare quite as well as she does: he's a bit hard tounderstand, with his heavy accent; isn't 100% photogenic; and hischaracter comes off as a little caddish. But he does bring his finesinging voice, sounding sincere even when the lyrics are a triflesilly: "You're so completely adorable…is the way to your heartexplorable?" Recommended for old-movie fans looking for a diverting film that'ssweet but surprising. |
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