Forsaking All Others (1934)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

Frank Cavett (play) and
Edward Barry Roberts (play) ...

Release Date:

23 December 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Dyl leaves Mary standing at the altar in order to marry his old flame, Connie, instead. Knowing that Mary still has feelings for Dyl...

Plot Keywords:

Fire | Party | Ship | Wedding | Elopement

Cast

Robert Montgomery	...	Dillon 'Dill' / 'Dilly' Todd
Joan Crawford	...	Mary Clay
Clark Gable	...	Jeffrey 'Jeff' / 'Jeffy' Williams
Charles Butterworth	...	Shemp 'Shempy'
Billie Burke	...	Aunt Paula
Frances Drake	...	Connie Barnes Todd
Rosalind Russell	...	Eleanor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hooper Atchley	...	(scenes deleted)
Margaret Bert	...	(scenes deleted)
Edward Brophy	...	(scenes deleted)
Lillian Harmer	...	(scenes deleted)
Forrester Harvey	...	(scenes deleted)
Ted Healy	...	(scenes deleted)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #487)

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The original play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 1 March 1933 and had 110 performance. Tallulah Bankhead played Mary Clay and the cast included Ilka Chase, Barbara O'Neil, Cora Witherspoon, Fred Keating, Anderson Lawler, Harlan Briggs and George Lessey.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mary shows Jeff a picture of the three of them as kids, it's a photo of children with the three star's adult pictures obviously pasted on their bodies - Mary even has on lipstick. Though they did at least use a picture of Gable without a mustache.

Quotes:

Eleanor: I wish I were a man.
Shemp 'Shempy': Were, or had?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Temptation

The triangular tease of a jilted bride's pursuit of the man that got away, recognizing ultimately that her devotion is misplaced, and finally, aptly directed to her true heart's desire.

An ideal vehicle for Joan Crawford, and a role to which she applies herself consummately! The chemistry between Ms. Crawford and Clark Gable is palpable and registers like a blister. The ever-clever and witty Robert Montgomery is in fine form as the character of "Dill", and an apt foil for the combine of Ms. Crawford and Mr. Gable. I particularly enjoyed Frances Drake's portrayal of Connie, as her elegant piquancy in this characterization is right on the nose.