A FREE SOUL
Academy Award® winners Clark Gable, Norma Shearer and Lionel Barrymore star with Leslie Howard in the romantic drama about a woman who is loved by two men but chooses the wrong one. Stephen Ashe (Barrymore) is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer with an alcohol problem and a daughter, Jan (Shearer), who is perhaps too independent. After Ashe brings home his latest client, gangster Ace Wilfong (Gable), Jan becomes entranced by Ace's overtures but soon regrets succumbing to them. Jan's spurned fiancé, Dwight Winthrop (Howard), comes to her rescue — by killing Ace. Will Ashe's legal skills be enough to save Dwight's life? Lionel Barrymore won the Academy Award® for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and nominations were also earned for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Shearer) and Best Director. (Note adapted from Warner Bros.) DIR/PROD Clarence Brown; SCR Becky Gardiner, from the novel by Adela Rogers St. Johns. U.S., 1931, b&w, 91 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Genre: Drama, romance
