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Director:
Harry Beaumont
Writers:
Clyde Fitch (play)
Dorothy Farnum (writer)
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Release Date:
30 March 1924 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
...the Most Beautiful Romance in all History more
Plot:
George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Gorgeous cinematography and sets can't make up for a very weak story more (7 total)

Cast

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John Barrymore ... Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel
Mary Astor ... Lady Margery Alvanley
Willard Louis ... Prince of Wales
Carmel Myers ... Lady Hester Stanhope
Irene Rich ... Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York
Alec B. Francis ... Mortimer
William Humphrey ... Lord Alvanley
Richard Tucker ... Lord Stanhope
George Beranger ... Lord Byron
Clarissa Selwynne ... Mrs. Wertham
John J. Richardson ... Poodles Byng
Claire de Lorez ... Lady Manly
Michael Dark ... Lord Manly
Templar Saxe ... Desmond Wertham
James A. Marcus ... Snodgrass the Innkeeper
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Runtime:
Canada:75 min (Ontario) | USA:135 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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Gorgeous cinematography and sets can't make up for a very weak story, 31 March 2008
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Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

For 1924, this is a truly exquisite looking film. You can tell that the fledgling studio, Warner, really pulled out all the stops to make this film a success--great sets, camera-work and even recruiting John Barrymore back from the stage to star in this film. However, despite all these positives, the overall effect isn't all that engaging--thanks to a very weak story that practically put me to sleep.

The problem with the story is that Beau Brummel is a very, very flawed man. At first, you see him as flawed but decent. Later in the film, he just seems like a jerk--allowing his way overblown ego to ultimately destroy him. In fact, this made the second half of the film much tougher going because it was hard to care about a man who simply didn't deserve it. Plus, so much of the film consisted of rather syrupy love scenes and Barrymore's acting was really over the top. While I love many of Barrymore's films, in this one he seemed a bit "hammy"--nothing like his later film roles.

Without a serious re-working of the film, this one turned out to be very pretty but ultimately as dull as the later Stewart Granger re-make. Pretty to look at but not very satisfying--it's like eating a meal entirely of unflavored rice cakes.

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