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      Living on Velvet

      1935 1h 20m Drama List
      Reviews Terry Parker (George Brent) is a pilot plagued by survivor's guilt after his family dies in a plane crash. In an attempt to rally his spirits, his dear friend Walter Pritcham (Warren William) -- nicknamed "Gibraltar" for his consistent influence -- takes Terry to a party. There Terry is swept off his feet by the dazzling Amy Prentiss (Kay Francis), who also falls for him. There's just one problem: Gibraltar has long adored Amy, so if Terry pursues her he'll devastate his greatest friend. Read More Read Less

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      Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine The story is really Miss [Kay] Francis's clothes. Oct 8, 2019 Full Review Graham Greene The Spectator The picture would be nothing without Miss Francis and it doesn't amount to much with her. May 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Sweet enough not enough Francis. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Audience Member Here, again, we have very rich people, in the midst of the Depression, throwing what money they have away, but always being saved by their rich and fancy friends. (The butler can always come in another car and bring supplies if needed.) Following a needless or deliberate plane crash, Kay Francis decides she will "change" George Brent. Here the movies start to shape American women's psyches. How much is absorbed we will never know, but to say that movies -- there were many more in this vein -- were not an influence in this regard would be a mockery to the inescapable truth. She will change him -- be damned, one way or another. In the movie, she can run off to her aunt and be safe and he never becomes violent. In real life, men do become worse and worse and women who try to "reform" them cannot run off to their rich aunts. The message this movie sends out is atrocious -- but this was before psychological studies had shown, beyond a doubt, that this kind of behavior only led to increased erraticism and violence on the part of these coddled men. Nevertheless, this film must be judged on its entirety and on this, it cannot be scored well. The performances are not all that believable, the actions Brent takes are not all that congruent with what is allowable, and the constant attachment to the very rich in the height of the great depression cheapens and weakens this movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Terry Parker (George Brent) is a pilot plagued by survivor's guilt after his family dies in a plane crash. In an attempt to rally his spirits, his dear friend Walter Pritcham (Warren William) -- nicknamed "Gibraltar" for his consistent influence -- takes Terry to a party. There Terry is swept off his feet by the dazzling Amy Prentiss (Kay Francis), who also falls for him. There's just one problem: Gibraltar has long adored Amy, so if Terry pursues her he'll devastate his greatest friend.
      Director
      Frank Borzage
      Screenwriter
      Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers-First National Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Aug 10, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 20m