A modest but charming little time travel fantasy story that stars Leslie Howard in an Oscar nominated performance. It was based on a play and never manages, or even tries really, to shake off its stage origins. But it's well acted, a bit haunting, and rather poignant.
Howard was up against Charles Laughton in "The Private Life of Henry VIII" and Paul Muni in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" at the 1932-33 Oscars. Howard's performance is understated and effective, but the Oscar went to Laughton. Really it was Muni who should have won over both, giving one of the greatest performances in one of the greatest films to come out of the 1930s.
Grade: B+
Howard was up against Charles Laughton in "The Private Life of Henry VIII" and Paul Muni in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" at the 1932-33 Oscars. Howard's performance is understated and effective, but the Oscar went to Laughton. Really it was Muni who should have won over both, giving one of the greatest performances in one of the greatest films to come out of the 1930s.
Grade: B+