Marsden has just returned from world war i in europe, although he did not serve in the military. As a boy, kirkland attended the taft school, a prep school in watertown, ct. The barretts of wimpole street is a 1934 american film depicting the reallife romance between poets elizabeth barrett norma shearer and robert browning fredric march, despite the opposition of her father edward moultonbarrett charles laughton. Like gordon, baker was an outstanding college athlete, playing baseball. Strange interlude 1932 was a commercially risky venture, the story of neurotic nina leeds, whose first love is killed in world war i. The film stars norma shearer and clark gable, and is based on the play strange interlude by eugene oneill. Based on a play by eugene oneill, this film seems to be a strange one for clark gable, but in fact it works very well, and hes terrific as a physician whose life is derailed by his love for norma shearer, a young woman who absolutely must, for her own good, get married. This study guide consists of approximately 71 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of strange interlude. She copes with her grief by marrying, but her husbands. Watch strange interlude full movie in hd visit movie 422 after nina leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husbands fam. It was produced in 1928 in new york city and was published the same year. Strange interlude was awarded the pulitzer prize for drama in 1929, and when published, it became a national bestseller, the first time a play had attained this status. Strange interlude 1932 stream and watch online moviefone.
It does make it a fascinating picture even if its not perfectly done, but it does also make the film. In addition, the film was banned by the censorship board in chicago, as noted in a film daily news item. Discover off off broadway shows you love at the price thats right for you. Strange interlude, pulitzer prizewinning drama in two parts and nine acts by eugene oneill. Everything is said, every question answered in advance. The fictional gordon shaw in strange interlude was based on the reallife soldier, hobart amory hare baker 18921918. Oct 22, 2017 eugene oneills soapy saga strange interlude was nearly six hours long when it opened on broadway in 1928, and the audience got only one intermission, long enough for an unhurried dinner. A remarkably smooth 110minute adaptation of eugene oneills marathon eighthour play, strange interlude was advertised as the picture in which you hear the characters think, a nod to oneills. Am glad i saw this production, and,although i li ked the movement from set to set, i felt a bit regimented during the experience by staff, plus lots. She marries the loyal sam evans alexander kirkland, but. He saw the second film on tcm and thought the contemporary connection between the two would make for an interesting double bill.
His wife the superb virginia maskell finds out and there is a very dignified but awkward scene where all three meet up for dinner at a restaurant and they behave with impeccable british reserve. Ive seen a lot of sizzle but this just tops it imo. A preeminent stage actress in her era, she won two emmy awards and a tony award and was also nominated for a grammy award and an academy award. It has one of the most sizzling scenes i have ever seen. Sep 04, 2017 in july 1934, the life of vergie winters was included on the catholic churchs films to be boycotted list, which was published in hollywood reporter. Cudan meducin je drama americkog knjizevnika eugene oneilla napisana 1923. In july 1934, the life of vergie winters was included on the catholic churchs films to be boycotted list, which was published in hollywood reporter. Strange interlude 1932 and me and my gal 1932 april 20, 20 tonights films are strange interlude and me and my gal. Anybody find that their grandmother or greatgrandmother had one of clark gables buttons or shirt sleeves.
Norma shearer and clark gable, who provided potent screen chemistry in 1931s a free soul, smolder again in the 1932 film version of eugene oneills pulitzer prizewinning play, a. But unfortunately that is the word i feel i must use to describe strange interludea film that has. But there was a production at the hudson theatre, new. Leonard, norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, drama june 20, 2018 the thoughts that people think are never the same as the words they speak and in this movie, we can hear the thoughts. Too, it examines life with all its strange paths and disappointments.
With norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, ralph morgan. The couple was always looking for another prestige vehicle for norma. Such is theill call it a warningat the beginning of strange interlude, a precode film that is indeedstrange. But before long, talkies had arrived, and the play had won a pulitzer prize. Norma shearer and clark gable, who provided potent screen chemistry in 1931s a free soul, smolder again in the 1932 film version of eugene oneills pulitzer prizewinning play, a compelling and complex drama of jealousy, grief, madness, lust and love. Many and strange were the efforts of girls and women to see gable alone.
The monologues drain the film of curiosity, suspense, surprise, and affect. An amazing dramatic accomplishment for this solo artist. Irving thalberg was an immensely talented figure, a producer of films for mgm during the early years of hollywood movies, he became one of the individuals responsible for the creation of the hollywood movie industry he died tragically young and in his short life he became known as the boy wonder for his ability to make hugely successful and profitable films by selecting the right scripts. Strange interlude begins in august, 1919, in the library of professor leedss home in new england. It was directed and produced by ernst lubitsch and starred maurice chevalier and jeanette macdonald. Strange interlude was produced as a prestige picture, and, unsurprisingly, was difficult to market. She copes with her grief by marrying, but her husbands impotence drives her into the arms of a doctor, and she bears his child. He and leeds discuss leedss daughter, nina, who has had a nervous breakdown following the death of her boyfriend, gordon, in the war. Cohesive in its oneill way, and well acted, the film is an intriguing, if dated, examination of female sexuality and the role of heredity in madness. Modern audiences will likely find strange interlude a very odd duck, indeed.
Previously filmed and truncated in 1932, eugene oneills marathon 1928 pulitzerwinning stage drama strange interlude was adapted for television in 1988. Strange interlude 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We do have a zipcar membership and there is a parking lot not far from the second venue. Largely because of its length, strange interlude was not performed frequently.
Dame frances margaret anderson, ac, dbe 10 february 1897 3 january 1992, known professionally as judith anderson, was an australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film and television. Strange interlude is a rather bizarre hollywood film for its time. Aug 30, 20 norma shearer and clark gable, who provided potent screen chemistry in 1931s a free soul, smolder again in the 1932 film version of eugene oneills pulitzer prizewinning play, a compelling and. Released december 30th, 1932, strange interlude stars norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, may robson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100.
After nina leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husbands family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his. Complete summary of eugene oneills strange interlude. She made her feature film debut with a role in blood money 1933. Oneill began work on it as early as 1923 and developed its scenario in 1925. Eugene oneill 18881953 a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0400161h. The works complicated plot is the story of a woman in her roles as daughter, wife, mistress, mother, and friend.
Dont see it if you hate solo works or long dramas of a bygone age also the actor is amazing. Strange interlude 1932 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It uses a lot of inner thoughts like hitchcock pioneered in murder 1930, but it takes it to exaggerated levels and it gets comical with the actors acting what they are thinking with facial expressions and awkward pauses. Based on a play by eugene oneill, this film seems to be a strange one for clark gable, but in fact it works very well, and hes terrific as a physician whose life is derailed by his love for norma shearer, a young woman who.
As both a duo and larger ensemble press and linngerstein design intimate. The greatest compliment i can give to david greenspan for his oneman performance of strange interlude is that he makes a nearly impossible play work. Yet if we argue that poor works of art can have worthy historical influence, id submit strange interlude as exhibit a. Father knows best jim anderson 203 episodes 19542010 im all right, jack 1959. Over a fiveyearperiod 1930 1934, john alexander, a cute little boy, was known as tad alexander and acted in a dozen films, alongside big stars will rogers, lionel barrymore, john barrymore and ethel barrymore, clark gable, bette davis and in important roles the young king of sylvania in ambassador bill 1931, the czarevitch in rasputin and. Mordaunt hall in the new york times seems indifferent. In 1928, they had seen the new york production of eugene oneills play, strange interlude, but thalberg realized it could never be done as a silent film. Strange interlude is a 1932 play by eugene oneill nina leeds is the daughter of a college professor in the years immediately following the great war. She replaced lynn fontanne during the successful run of strange interlude 1929. In strange interlude, a professors daughter, grieving the loss of her fiance in the war, embarks on a series of love affairs and into an unhappy marriage. It must be one of the most absolutely explicit films ever made. This route will take us 41 minutes walking, 28 minutes by mass transit and 10 minutes by car.
Interlude kevin billington, 1968 510 a famous symphony conductor oskar werner embarks on an affair with a young journalist barbara ferris. This is from a pre code with norma shearer and clark gable. As a classic film lover, particularly of the 1930s, i cringe when people refer to some classic films as creaky. October 28th, 2017 see it if you are a eugene oneil fan and wish to see a play not often done. Nina is motivated by an allconsuming search for happiness, and she believes that conventional morality is an. Eugene oneills soapy saga strange interlude was nearly six hours long when it opened on broadway in 1928, and the audience got only one intermission, long enough for an unhurried dinner. In 1920 her mother, edith shearer, took norma and her sister athole shearer. Great acting, masterful, ambitious, absorbing, riveting. The film was nominated for the academy award for best picture and shearer was nominated for the academy award for best actress. Strange interlude is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by robert z.
Her great regret is not marrying, or at least bonking, her beloved fiance gordon, before he went off to france and was killed in action. While the film was cut down to a manageable 110 minutes or so, the experiment of stopping the action and allowing the actors to voice what they were really thinking was carried over to the movie. Anderson made her film debut in a short for warner bros, madame of the jury 1930. The eugene oneill play that is its basis is highly problematic on its own. Nina leeds norma shearer loses the love of her life when he is killed in world war i. Strange interlude is an experimental play in nine acts by american playwright eugene oneill. Aug 16, 2009 on stage, strange interlude was a long experimental play four and a half hours with a dinner break that won the 1928 pulitzer prize for drama. On stage, strange interlude was a long experimental play four and a half hours with a dinner break that won the 1928 pulitzer prize for drama. Strange interlude opened on broadway on january 30. Strange interlude jan 30, 1928 john golden theatre original strange interlude feb 21, 1985 nederlander theatre revival shows that opened that season.
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