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sabotai · 08-26-2018, 11:09 AM

Morning Glory (1933)

Directed By: Lowell Sherman
Written By: Howard J. Green
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Adolphe Menjou
Length: 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Based On: The play "Morning Glory" by Zoë Akins

1934 Oscar Winner - Best Actress in a Leading Role, Katharine Hepburn

A young, naive and ambitious girl from a small town named Eva Lovelace (Katharine Hepburn) tries to make it on Broadway.

The movie starts off at the office of Easton's theater. Eva Lovelace is there to talk to Easton about his upcoming play. Louis Easton (Adolphe Menjou) is the owner of the theater and is the one making all the decisions. Joseph Sheridan (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) is a playwright who is writing Easton's newest comedy. Rita Vernon is Easton's main star. She is played by Mary Duncan, last seen on this journey in the movie City Girl (1930) and won't be seen again as this was her last movie. And finally, Robert Hedges, played by C. Aubrey Smith, is an old actor who is there to speak to Easton about a small role in his upcoming play.

So the first sequence introduces everyone and ends with Eva finally getting her chance to talk to Easton. He tells her they have nothing for her but to keep in touch.

Montage.

The next scene sees Robert Hedges finding Eva at a diner. He had agreed to tutor her on her acting and this scene, apparently, takes place several months after the first. He takes her to a dinner party hosted by Easton. When they arrive, she apologizes for not not doing well in that role her gave her.

What?

And so the movie goes on like this. It becomes clear after looking up information on this movie that this was a terrible case of sticking too closely to the source material. There are two main jumps in time (shown badly as montages), the one following the first scene, and the one following the dinner party. After both jumps, they spend a considerable amount of time bringing the audience up to speed on what happened. It's a movie, not a stage play, just film what happened! This movie skips over all of the character development.

Even besides that issue, the movie was pretty bad. Everything besides the acting was terrible. The only possible reason to watch this would be to see Hepburn, Fairbanks Jr. and Menjou do their best with terrible material. And even then, not the best performances I've seen from them.

My Rating: 3/10
IMDB User Rating: 6.6/10 (2k votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% Critics (6-3), 46% of Audience (3.3 / 5 ; 827 votes)

08-26-2018, 11:09 AM	#271
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Morning Glory (1933) Directed By: Lowell Sherman Written By: Howard J. Green Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Adolphe Menjou Length: 74 min. Genre: Drama Based On: The play "Morning Glory" by Zoë Akins 1934 Oscar Winner - Best Actress in a Leading Role, Katharine Hepburn A young, naive and ambitious girl from a small town named Eva Lovelace (Katharine Hepburn) tries to make it on Broadway. The movie starts off at the office of Easton's theater. Eva Lovelace is there to talk to Easton about his upcoming play. Louis Easton (Adolphe Menjou) is the owner of the theater and is the one making all the decisions. Joseph Sheridan (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) is a playwright who is writing Easton's newest comedy. Rita Vernon is Easton's main star. She is played by Mary Duncan, last seen on this journey in the movie City Girl (1930) and won't be seen again as this was her last movie. And finally, Robert Hedges, played by C. Aubrey Smith, is an old actor who is there to speak to Easton about a small role in his upcoming play. So the first sequence introduces everyone and ends with Eva finally getting her chance to talk to Easton. He tells her they have nothing for her but to keep in touch. Montage. The next scene sees Robert Hedges finding Eva at a diner. He had agreed to tutor her on her acting and this scene, apparently, takes place several months after the first. He takes her to a dinner party hosted by Easton. When they arrive, she apologizes for not not doing well in that role her gave her. What? And so the movie goes on like this. It becomes clear after looking up information on this movie that this was a terrible case of sticking too closely to the source material. There are two main jumps in time (shown badly as montages), the one following the first scene, and the one following the dinner party. After both jumps, they spend a considerable amount of time bringing the audience up to speed on what happened. It's a movie, not a stage play, just film what happened! This movie skips over all of the character development. Even besides that issue, the movie was pretty bad. Everything besides the acting was terrible. The only possible reason to watch this would be to see Hepburn, Fairbanks Jr. and Menjou do their best with terrible material. And even then, not the best performances I've seen from them. My Rating: 3/10 IMDB User Rating: 6.6/10 (2k votes) Rotten Tomatoes: 67% Critics (6-3), 46% of Audience (3.3 / 5 ; 827 votes)