The Great Garrick (1937)
The Great Garrick (1937)
DVD5 | ISO | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 5800 kbps | 4.5Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps
01:29:00 | USA | Comedy, Romance
DVD5 | ISO | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 5800 kbps | 4.5Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps
01:29:00 | USA | Comedy, Romance
French actors set out to deflate the ego of legendary stage star David Garrick.
Director: James Whale
Cast: Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Melville Cooper, Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Lana Turner, Marie Wilson, Linda Perry, Fritz Leiber, Etienne Girardot, Dorothy Tree, Craig Reynolds, Paul Everton, Trevor Bardette, Milton Owen, Albert Dekker, Chester Clute, Zita Baca, George Bunny, Hannam Clark, E.E. Clive, Gino Corrado, Gennaro Curci, Harry Davenport, Elspeth Dudgeon, Joy Healy, Leyland Hodgson, Olaf Hytten, Jack Latham
The Great Garrick (1937)
The Great Garrick (1937)
Brian Aherne is the great actor David Garrick in "The Great Garrick," directed by James Whale and costarring Olivia DeHavilland. The actress was 21 years old when this film was released. The Comedy Francaise, insulted by comments made by Garrick about working with them, decides to give him a night in a French inn he won't ever forget. Knowing he will stop there en route to Paris, the head of the company rents the place for the day, dismissing the staff. The company take roles as maids, waiters, servants, etc. in a play written for the occasion by Beaumarchis, full of love triangles, duels, a crazy man, and lots of noise. What they don't know is that the old prompter, who once worked with Garrick, has gone ahead and warned him of what is to happen. One other thing they're not counting on is the appearance of another guest (DeHavilland) besides Garrick. Garrick, however, thinks she's part of the troupe.
This is a witty, well done comedy. Aherne, an accomplished Shakespearean actor, is great as the egomaniacal Garrick. He was equally good in "Merrily We Live," but for some reason, stopped getting the showy roles, possibly because of Errol Flynn. Edward Everett Horton is excellent as his manservant. The supporting cast, including Lionel Atwill, Melville Cooper, Fritz Leiber, and Marie Wilson are all wonderful. Lana Turner has a tiny role as one of the maids. Olivia DeHavilland is luminously beautiful in a true ingenue role, done before Warners realized what a wonderful actress they had in her.
Very entertaining, and a good chance to see a very young DeHavilland and Aherne shine
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The Great Garrick (1937)
The Great Garrick (1937)
