The Age of Innocence (1934)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Philip Moeller

Writers:

Edith Wharton (novel)
Margaret Ayer Barnes (play)

Release Date:

14 September 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan. |

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Pulitzer Prize Source | Repressed Love | Cousin Cousin Relationship | Newspaper

Cast

Irene Dunne	...	Countess Ellen Olenska
John Boles	...	Newland Archer
Lionel Atwill	...	Julius Beaufort
Helen Westley	...	Granny Manson Mingott
Laura Hope Crews	...	Augusta Welland
Julie Haydon	...	May Welland
Herbert Yost	...	Howard Welland
Theresa Maxwell Conover	...	Mrs. Archer
Edith Van Cleve	...	Jane 'Janie' Archer
Leonard Carey	...	Jasper, the Butler

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #140)

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

The original play based on the novel by Edith Wharton and written by Margaret Ayer Barnes opened in New York on 27 November 1928.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Age of Innocence (1924)

Soundtrack:

The Wedding March

A bit stiff

The acting in this film was of the old school: corny and stiff. Irene Dunne is luminous, and comes off the best even though she has some very unnatural lines to say. Still, her ability to convey emotion comes through.

Old movie buffs will find at least some redeeming qualities in this film through observation of cinematic technique of the 1930s. Otherwise, it is not really that worthwhile.