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      Strange Interlude

      Released Dec 30, 1932 1h 50m Drama List
      Reviews 30% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Nina Leeds (Norma Shearer) loses the love of her life when he is killed in World War I. She marries the loyal Sam Evans (Alexander Kirkland), but immediately stops caring for him when she realizes that they cannot have children together. She eventually begins an extramarital romance with a doctor named Ned Darrell (Clark Gable), and they have a child, Gordon (Robert Young). The domineering Nina attempts to pass the child off as Sam's own, leading to years of tragic family dysfunction. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 22 Buy Now

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      Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair Another Hollywood paradox: a movie which is far better than it has any right to be. Jun 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D The strange translation to the screen does not work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Audience Member It's difficult to try to take a 6 hour play and boil it down to a 2 hour film. The voiceovers of the characters thoughts just does not work. It lampoons the glorification of wealth and romantic love. The makeup effects are good and Shearer is great. The highlight of the movie is the ending. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Norma Shearer = the Meryl Streep of her generation and the reason to watch this film adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Strange Interlude (1932) This story by Eugene O'Neill, is one of those two-hanky melodramas that your grandmother ate up. In this film you can hear what people are thinking in voice-over, all the while, trying to keep their nice and composed, polite feelings in check between each other. Charlie Marsden (Ralph Morgan) is madly in love with Nina Leeds (Norma Shearer) but is too shy, timid, or weak to tell her himself. Plus she morning over a past love with Gordan, an aviator who died in World War I. He's resigned to just stay good friends. Nina now, marries rich Sam Evans (Alexander Kirkland) on the rebound, only to learn of the family curse of mentally illness. Determined to have a son and heir to the family fortune from the matronly Mrs. Evans (May Robson) she gets knocked up with her doctor friend, Ned Darrell (Clark Gable). Her son Gordon Evans, who later grows up and is played by Robert Young. Gable's part is just window dressing and arm candy to Nina's inner drama, but it's still great to see and you really get drawn into this tragic story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It?s very well produced but a bit too melodramatic and talky for my taste. I normally love Norma Shearer, but her performance doesn?t ring true. She?s not bad, just not magnificent like she usually is. Good support from Frank Morgan and May Robson. Fine art direction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member It's very well produced but a bit too melodramatic and talky for my taste. I normally love Norma Shearer, but her performance doesn't ring true. She's not bad, just not magnificent like she usually is. Good support from Frank Morgan and May Robson. Fine art direction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Nina Leeds (Norma Shearer) loses the love of her life when he is killed in World War I. She marries the loyal Sam Evans (Alexander Kirkland), but immediately stops caring for him when she realizes that they cannot have children together. She eventually begins an extramarital romance with a doctor named Ned Darrell (Clark Gable), and they have a child, Gordon (Robert Young). The domineering Nina attempts to pass the child off as Sam's own, leading to years of tragic family dysfunction.
      Screenwriter
      Eugene O'Neill, Bess Meredyth, C. Gardner Sullivan
      Distributor
      MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Turner Entertainment
      Production Co
      Metro Goldwyn Mayer
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 30, 1932, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 22, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 50m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
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