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Gala Los Angeles Premiere (September 30th, 1936)
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The B&W drama was already in its world premiere engagement in NYC at the Astor Theatre, also as a reserved-seat roadshow. Both bookings are cited in the MGM trailer displayed here
This was one of the best movies of the 1930’s.Both Norma Shearer and
Leslie Howard were excellent,though they were a bit to mature for the
rolls.
When both performances are so good age doesn’t matter. People complain about Howard in GWTW but I can’t imagine anyone else in the role. And John Barrymore looking very middle aged, but does it matter?
This is a very beautiful film. Certainly one of the most beautifully designed. It could have been in color which would have been astounding as it’s MGM at its most grand and lush. I’m also sorry that Agnes DeMille’s dance at the Capulet ball was mostly cut. The glimpses of it one gets makes it look as if it was quite wonderful. It must have been very painful for her.
True,look at Mary Pickford in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm”,and
Dustin Hoffman in “The Graduate”, he must have been 30 years old.