Forsaking All Others
by W.S. Van Dyke
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Actor: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Robert MontgomeryDirector: W.S. Van Dyke
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Movie Reviews of Forsaking All Others
Movie Review: one of Joan's very best pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
In 1934 the year this film came out Joan was in 2 other pictures, "Sadie McKee" and "Chained", all with similar plots. And all are fantastic movies. I would love it if Warner Bros. released a special boxed set with these 3 movies and added some special features.
In "Forsaking All Others" Joan doesn't play the little shop girl; instead she's '30s high-society, with maids and butlers and living in the lap of luxury. Yet even though she is the reining den mother of Park Ave, we also get to see Mary's (Joan's character) softer side as she is jilted at the alter!
There's a lot of comedy, humor and subtle repertoire in the picture, as well which makes it even more enjoyable to watch because as any fan of Joan's films knows not all of her movies have this characteristic.
"Forsaking All Others" has always been one of my very favorite pictures with Joan. Because it is the perfect movie and love story with a strong cast who all gave exceptional performances. Besides Joan's out-of-this-world performance, the movie also includes these very talented stars: Clark Gable (as Mary's old friend, Jeffy), Billie Burke (as Mary's aunt), Robert Montgomery (as Dillon who left Mary for another woman), Frances Drake (as Dillon's new wife, Connie) and Rosalind Russell (as Eleanor).
This movie will remind you that sometimes love is where you least expect it and sometimes we need to stop worrying so much about the little things. Because as Rosalind Russell says: You worry more about something to worry about than you worry about an actual worry.
Nearly every single feature film that Joan has appeared in has been released on DVD and/or VHS. Below is a list of her movies that have still not been released yet:
Lady of the Night (uncredited/silent) (1925) *
Proud Flesh (uncredited/silent) (1925) *
Pretty Ladies (silent) (1925) *
The Merry Widow (uncredited/silent) (1925) *
The Circle (silent) (1925) *
The Midshipman (uncredited/silent) (1925) *
Old Clothes (silent) (1925) *
Sally, Irene, and Mary (silent) (1925) *
The Boob (silent) (1926) *
Winners of the Wilderness (silent) (1927) *
The Taxi Dancer (silent) (1927) *
The Understanding Heart (silent) (1927) *
Twelve Miles Out (silent) (1927) *
The Law of the Range (silent) (1928) *
Rose-Marie (silent) (1928) *
Four Walls (silent) (1928) *
Dream of Love (silent) (1928) *
The Duke Steps Out (silent) (1929) *
Tide of Empire (silent) (1929) * (note: Joan's performance was deleted)
West Point (1928) (silent) *
Across To Singapore (1928) (silent) *
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) * (note: this was released on laser disc, more than 10 years ago)
Untamed (1929) *
Great Day (1930) (note: film was never finished)
Montana Moon (1930) *
Our Blushing Brides (1930) *
Paid (1930) *
This Modern Age (1931) *
Letty Lynton (1932)
No More Ladies (1935) *
Female on the Beach (1955)
* Warner Bros. plans to release these films over the next couple of years under their Archive Collection branding on DVD.
Summary of Forsaking All Others
Here comes the bride - there goes the groom! The night before Mary Clay's (Joan Crawford) wedding, her flaky fiancé Dillon elopes with someone else. Mary's friend Jeff grabs his chance to buck up the jilted bride - and pitch some woo. Then Dillon reenters Mary's life and she must choose between the two men. Since Clark Gable plays Jeff and Robert Montgomery plays Dillon, it's a choice any woman would love to make!The three stars prove marriage is a funny affair in this snappy, sophisticated comedy. Director W.S. Van Dyke (The Thin Man), scriptwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve) and supporting comedy virtuosos Rosalind Russell, Billie Burke and Arthur Treacher put extra sparkle in the wedding punch.
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