Tribute to Fay Wray
The BOWERY
Raoul Walsh
USA 1933
100 min
V'01
The huge commercial success of Mae West's <i>She Done Him Wrong</i> convinced the studio brass that Gay 90s melodramas were a viable proposition. Here we are rewarded with a fast moving, well written romp which neatly targets the personalities of its stars. Wallace Beery and George Raft are excellent as friendly rivals; but it is Fay Wray who steals the film with her stock-in-trade damsel in distress. With a strong director - as Walsh proves himself to be - Wray could carry a lot of punch, and she is utterly believable as the object of both Raft and Beery's affection. Lots of atmosphere, beautifully designed, this is a forgotten film worthy of revival. (Jamie Moffat)
Credits
- Wallace Beery - Chuck Connors
- George Raft - Steve Brodie
- Jackie Cooper - Swipes McGurk
- Fay Wray - Lucy Calhoun
- Pert Kelton - Trixie Odbray
- Herman Bing - Max Herman
- Oscar Apfel - Ivan Rummel
- Ferdinand Munier - Honest Mike
- George Walsh - John L. Sullivan
- Lillian Harmer - Carrie A. Nation
- Fletcher Norton - Googy Cochran
- Harold Huber - Slick
- John Kelly - Lumpy Hogan
United Artists
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