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Broken Dreams 1933 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert G. Vignola
Cast: Randolph Scott, Martha Sleeper, Joseph Cawthorn, Beryl Mercer, Buster Phelps, Adele St. Mauer, Charlotte Merriam, Sidney Bracey, Phyllis Lee, Martin Burton, Clarence Geldart

  Robert Morley (Randolph Scott) blames his young son (Buster Phelps) for the death of his wife during childbirth and sends the boy to live with relatives. Six years later, after re-marrying, Robert decides he wants his son back. After winning a contested battle, things still aren't as they should be as the new wife (Martha Sleeper) and the boy do not hit it off. Tears flow in the audience.

Ladies' Man 1931 1 star

    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lothar Mendes
Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Gilbert Emery, John Holland, Olive Tell, Martin Burton

  William Powell plays a gigolo who, while involved with a wealthy society matron, falls in love with her young daughter in this very dated story.

When Ladies Meet 1933 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Strange Skirts

Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Luis Alberni, Sterling Holloway, Martin Burton, David Newell, Charles Winninger

  A publisher and authoress, along with their spouses, spend a weekend together, and the two women discuss one's novel, which parallels the other's adventures as a member of upper-class society. Remade in 1941.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Broken Dreams (1933)
2. Ladies' Man (1931)
3. When Ladies Meet (1933)
aka: Strange Skirts

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