Call Her Savage

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Audience Member After a number of sex scandals and high profile court cases knocked her out of the public eye, Clara Bow attempted a comeback with this talkie film. Referred to as "pre-code" because it was produced before the infamous Hays Code was brought in to mandate decency, happy endings, and good morals (the villain always gets punished in the end). Here, however, there are numerous transgressions of good taste and acceptable conduct. For one, Clara doesn't wear a bra. Beyond that, there is at least one good cat-fight, some inter-racial romance, a gay bar, and desperate prostitution. There is also some high melodrama (Clara's baby dies in a fire). But none of this seems to change the pace of the movie, which is spoken as though every line was a potential one-liner (with a delay for the laugh, which isn't warranted in most cases). So, it just feels a bit odd and unusual, which may have been typical for films in 1932, as sound was just getting established. A curiosity but no more. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Clara Bow oozes so much sex appeal in this film she just lights up the cinema. The film is very funny and dramatic the only drawback is when it goes into melodrama in the last 20/30 minutes it loses that early spark of the film but Clara is someone whom you cannot take your eyes from . She probably is the most perfect all round Actor. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting and surprisingly explicit for its time. 82 years old and if I remember correctly, before the Hays code. They could do anything they wanted and they sure did! Clara Bow romps around with breasts flying and even walks around in a silk teddie with nothing on underneath. Pretty racy for 1932. You can easily tell why Bow was such a big star - with those big eyes and effortless acting. She was a natural. My fifteen minutes of watching weren't enough - I would have liked to have seen the whole thing. Be aware of some rascist overtones - a different social era. Alas, cereal only lasts so long and work beckons so 15 minutes is all I have to review. If you love old, old movies I would recommend this. High drama at its best... for its time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 vehicle for the IT grrl clara bow this is the first talkie i've seen her in and her voice is wonderful. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review bill t This pre-code movie is pretty ridiculous in what it could get away with in the pre-code days.. Loose morals., prostitution, infidelity, loveless marriage for starters! Clara Bow just basically lets it all hang out in this tale of a (ahem) free minded woman and her attempts at love, money, and yes, redemption. Lots of ups and downs for her, and it's all ridiculously trashy entertainment. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A racy and daring pre-code drama which stars Clara Bow perhaps at her most memorable. Shame about the uneven script and careless direction. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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