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Too Much, Too Soon (1958)

 -  Biography | Drama  -  17 April 1958 (USA)
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The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore becomes reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.

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Vincent Bryant
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John Howard
Neva Patterson ...
Blanche Oehrichs aka Michael Strange
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Charlie Snow
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Lincoln Forrester
John Dennis ...
Walter Gerhardt
Ed Kemmer ...
Robert Wilcox (as Edward Kemmer)
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Gerald Frank
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Schuyler (scenes deleted)
Dee Carroll ...
Telephone Operator (scenes deleted)
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The movie tells the true story of Diana Barrymore, a theatrical actress who acted on both stage and screen was once part of the legendary Barrymore family. Behind the cameras and backstage, Diana Barrymore would suffer through alcohol and drugs. Written by rocknrollunderdawg

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Too Much, Too Soon: The Daring Story of Diana Barrymore  »

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Errol Flynn was a friend of Barrymore's in Hollywood during the time frame depicted in the film. See more »

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In actual life, Blanche Oelrichs aka Michael Strange, was the second of John Bayymore's four wives, the others of whom are talked about in Diana's book, but none of whom, apart from Strange, are even mentioned in the film. See more »

Quotes

Diana Barrymore: I don't want to write a book about my life. Living it was bad enough!
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References The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) See more »

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"I'm Just Wild About Harry"
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Lyrics by Noble Sissle
Music by Eubie Blake
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Too Much Diana, Too Little Jack
15 July 2012 | by (Earth) – See all my reviews

After ten years with a domineering mother, pretty teenager Dorothy Malone (as Diana Barrymore) goes to visit her father, legendary actor Errol Flynn (as John Barrymore). They get along well, but Mr. Flynn reveals himself as irresponsible and leaves Ms. Malone for a yacht party. When she grows up, Malone moves into her father's Hollywood mansion. The Gothic palace has been stripped of most furniture. Flynn lives with a caged eagle and companion John Dennis (as Walter Gerhardt), who tries to keep the boss sober. Malone decides to follow in her father's footsteps and become an actress...

"Too Much, Too Soon" (subtitled "The Daring Story of Diana Barrymore") is fine when dealing with Flynn, the eagle and Mr. Dennis. Flynn's follow-up to "The Sun Also Rises" (1957) gave him an opportunity to cap his career as "best dissipated supporting actor"; no doubt drawing from experience, his sobering characterization gives the film some real depth. But, he's far from the story's main subject. Poor Malone, shot to look like a little girl in the opening scenes, is put through episodic segments resembling 1950s documentaries warning young women that alcohol will lead them to nymphomania.

***** Too Much, Too Soon (4/17/58) Art Napoleon ~ Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ray Danton


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