Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

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Release Date: Dec 6, 1935 Wide

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Release Date: Dec 6, 1935 Wide

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Playwright Eugene O'Neill's only comedy, Ah, Wilderness! was filmed by MGM in 1935. Impressionable turn-of-the-century lad Eric Linden, whose knowledge of the ways of the world has come from French novels, is anxious to taste life to the fullest. Linden's father Lionel Barrymore sternly advises the boy to be good and be careful, while Barrymore's shiftless, bibulous brother-in-law Wallace Beery (replacing MGM's first choice, W.C. Fields) encourages Linden to get out, get drunk and get...you know

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Clarence Brown

Written By: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

In Theaters: Dec 6, 1935 Wide

On DVD: Nov 18, 1992

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Lionel Barrymore
Nat Miller
Wallace Beery
Sid Davis
Eric Linden
Richard Miller
Aline MacMahon
Lily Davis
Mickey Rooney
Tommy Miller
Cecilia Parker
Muriel McComber
Spring Byington
Essie Miller
Charles Grapewin
Mr. McComber
Frank Albertson
Arthur Miller
Eddie Nugent
Wint Selby
Bonita Granville
Mildred Miller
Helen Flint
Belle
Helen Freeman
Miss Hawley

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Great cast. W.C. Fields was the first choice to play the Wallace Beery role, but Beery does an excellent job. Lionel Barrymore is good as well, Aline MacMahon is always wonderful. Spring Byington and a very young Mickey Rooney provide able support. The story is based on Eugene O?Neill?s only comedy, and it is a good

April 1, 2010

James Higgins

75/100. Great cast. W.C. Fields was the first choice to play the Wallace Beery role, but Beery does an excellent job. Lionel Barrymore is good as well, Aline MacMahon is always wonderful. Spring Byington and a very young Mickey Rooney provide able support. The story is based on Eugene O'Neill's only comedy, and it is a

April 1, 2010