Strange Interlude
by Robert Z. Leonard
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Actor: Clark Gable, May Robson, Norma ShearerDirector: Robert Z. Leonard
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Movie Reviews of Strange Interlude
Movie Review: An odd little experiment of a film
Summary: 3 Stars
I am rating the film and the quality of the product itself here, not the wisdom of buying at this price versus directly from Warner Bros. for less than twenty dollars, and even less if a sale is going on. This is a Warner Archive product. It is actually a DVD-R that has not been restored especially for this release. Instead it is derived from the finest material Warner Bros. has in their vault, no more no less. Thre are no extras and no scene selections - you can only go forward and backwards in ten minute increments.
This film was an adaptation of a Eugene O'Neill play in which the characters express themselves through thought rather than dialogue. Boy genius Irving Thalberg usually carefully guided the career of his wife, Norma Shearer, but after a long string of talking picture victories he must have been just a little too sure of himself this time. This project had everything that makes a great MGM drama - good production values, great cast, and an interesting story. It also has the odd device of the players making odd silent-era type faces and gestures while their inner thoughts are expressed in voice-overs. This last little item makes it an unintentionally funny film. Didn't anyone involved in this project see Groucho Marx' "strange interlude" scene in Animal Crackers two years before and see how all of this might play out comically instead of dramatically as intended? I guess not.
At any rate, I've always loved this one because it is such an odd misfire involving a first-rate cast. I recently purchased this DVD-R from the Warner Archives, and the print is first rate. The audio and video are both excellent, and I would highly recommend it to fans of Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, and strange little film experiments that didn't quite hit their targets. 1930's Golden Dawn would be in this same category if you need another example.
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