The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- George S. KaufmanWriter
- Marc ConnellyWriter
- James CruzeDirector
- Walter WoodsWriter
Cast
- Edward Everett HortonNeil McRae
- Esther RalstonCynthia Mason
- Erwin ConnellyMr. Cady
- Gertrude ShortGladys Cady
- Ethel WalesMrs. Cady
- Theodore KosloffPrince in Pantomime
- Betty CompsonPrincess in Pantomime
- James Pier MasonHomer Cady (as James Mason)
- Frederick SullivanDr. Rice
Stills
Themes
marriage proposaldreamsnightmarecomposerbased on play or musicalrich woman poor manfantasy sequencesilent filmdream sequencepartially lost film