Prosperity

1932
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1 Std. 27 Min.

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Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in Prosperity (1932)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuJohn becomes bank president, six years later a bank run occurs due to mismanagement. The bank closes after John misuses bonds. To repay depositors, John and Maggie sell their possessions and... Alles lesenJohn becomes bank president, six years later a bank run occurs due to mismanagement. The bank closes after John misuses bonds. To repay depositors, John and Maggie sell their possessions and move in with Lizzy.John becomes bank president, six years later a bank run occurs due to mismanagement. The bank closes after John misuses bonds. To repay depositors, John and Maggie sell their possessions and move in with Lizzy.

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Marie Dressler

Maggie Warren

Polly Moran

Lizzie Praskins

Anita Page

Helen Praskins Warren

Norman Foster

John Warren

John Miljan

Holland

Jackie Lyn Dufton

Cissy Warren
(as Jacquie Lyn)

Jerry Tucker

Buster Warren

Charles Giblyn

Mayor

Frank Darien

Erza Higgins

Henry Armetta

Henry, a Barber

John Roche

Knapp, Holland's Cohort

Jack Baxley

Man Trading Pot Roast
(Nicht genannt)

Harry C. Bradley

Man Whose Pants Need Mending
(Nicht genannt)

Edward Brophy

Ice Cream Salesman
(Nicht genannt)

James Bush

Bank Teller
(Nicht genannt)

Claire Du Brey

Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor
(Nicht genannt)

Henry Hall

Bill, the Man Needing Tires
(Nicht genannt)

Edward LeSaint

Train Conductor
(Nicht genannt)

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One of a number of early 1930s films such as Der Tag an dem die Bank gestürmt wurde (1932) and Manhattan Tower (1932) made on the subject of business corruption and banking practices in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression. When reviewing the screenplays of these films prior to production, the censors demanded that such films must inculcate "confidence in banking institutions" and "big business" in the average American. The studios begrudgingly obliged.

Patzer
When John goes to leave Lizzie's house, Maggie stops him at the front door. John is between Maggie and the door. But in the next shot Maggie is between the door and John - their positions have switched.

Zitate
Lizzie Praskins: One more word from you and I'll forget I'm a lady.
[lifts plate to throw at Maggie]
Maggie Warren: Why not? Everybody else has.

Soundtracks
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
from "Lohengrin"
Written by Richard Wagner (1850)
Played by pianist and violinist at the wedding

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Propensity

This movie has a propensity towards tedium and confusion. Also a propensity to omit comedy from nearly every situation that required it. It was dull and annoying and unfunny, and raises a cogent question; who wrote this mess?

Aha! a quick scan of the credits reveals that it was written by the sister of Irving Thalberg, Head of Production at MGM. The poor woman apparently had no feel for comedy or continuity, and they stuck Marie Dressler into the abyss, hoping she could make a silk purse out of this sow's ear.

Marie Dressler was one of our premier comediennes of the silent-into-sound era; she may have been The Best, and it's always a treat to see her, even in dreck like this. She got no help from one of her former sidekicks, Polly Moran, who was shrewish and strident in an unrewarding role. I am awarding my rating of four based on the welcome addition into the cast of the great Marie Dressler.