Let us be gay 1930
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Norma Shearer plays the lead on film, Tallulah Bankhead played it on the stage. However, fortunately, in LET US BE GAY, there are plenty of cute and funny moments (particularly towards the end when Marie Dressler shows her true colors). The cynicism contributes to some hilarious scenes in which the players crack up among themselves. His voice especially seems to be that of a monotone robot.
I guess it's not a movie to recommend per se, but I have to admit I was in the mood to enjoy it last night, especially Marie Dressler's overacting. Disgust and anger propel Bob away, and soon Mrs. Bouccicault comes to tell Kitty that Bob has just become engaged to Diane, a revelation that stings with irony for anyone who remembers the compromise and conflict of the past.
I love Norma.
The film has much humor - biting in places. Shearer and Dressler shine the most.
Inside, she is wounded and heartbroken, and her restraint isn’t enough to keep the cracks from widening. For its time . Now, would, uh, would that get you?" Towney Townley, "I don't remember what you said, but you have got me." Kitty Brown, "Oh, I like this one. It reflects the undertone of true love, not just romance between a couple.
This is so obvious as to be nagging and distracting from any sincerity on his part. But the screenplay insists that she's the most seductive creature ever to walk the earth, so we have to play along when she gets invited for a weekend at the same home where her ex…