A Free Soul (1931)
Release Date: Jun 20, 1931 Wide
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In this Academy Award-winning film, Stephen Ashe (Lionel Barrymore) is a hotshot Californian lawyer from a well-to-do family, whose main failing is his indulgence in alcohol. After winning a case for mobster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable), Stephen brings his client along to a party at his parents' house for a little celebrating. However, when they arrive at their destination, Ace manages to steal the heart of Stephen's wild daughter, Jan (Norma Shearer), and the two run off together, much to the
Jun 20, 1931 Wide
Feb 20, 1991
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Cast
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Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe -
Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop -
Lionel Barrymore
Stephen Ashe -
Clark Gable
Ace Wilfong -
James Gleason
Eddie -
Lucy Beaumont
Grandma Ashe -
Roscoe Ates
Men's Room Patron -
Edward S. Brophy
Slouch -
Jimmy Conlin
Reporter -
Bess Flowers
Birthday Party Guest -
George Irving
Defense Attorney Johnso... -
Sam McDaniel
Valet -
Lee Phelps
Court Clerk -
Frank Sheridan
Prosecuting Attorney -
William Stacy
Dick -
Larry Steers
Casino Proprietor -
E. Alyn Warren
Bottomley Ace's Chinese... -
Claire Whitney
Aunt Helen -
Francis Ford
Skidrow Drunk -
Henry Hall
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Designed as star vehicle for Norma Shearer, this sensationalistic melodrama about a brutal gangster (the young Clark Gable) and boozy lawyer could not have been made after 1934, when the rigid Production Code was put in effect.
Despite the talented cast, this one ends up looking preposterous.
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