Poor Ben Hecht! The Production Code completely ruined the former newspaperman's original story about a railroad magnate with women troubles by demanding that Warren William's "affair" with showgirl Ginger Rogers remain platonic, a development that makes for less than satisfying drama and is not a little ludicrous. Happily, the cast, including William, Rogers, Mary Astor and a wonderfully funny Andy Devine, overcomes the plot constrains to a degree and director Roy Del Ruth impresses with one of the longest tracking shots in the history of early talkies.
Upper World (1934)
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Melodrama |
Run Time - 73 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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