Cavalcade1933
Cavalcade (1933)
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Cast
as Jane Marryot
as Robert Marryot
as Fanny Bridges
as Alfred Bridges
as Ellen Bridges
as Cook
as Margaret Harris
as Annie
as Joe Marryot
as Edward Marryot
as Edith Harris
as George Granger
as Edward (age 12)
as Joey (age 8)
as Edith (age 10)
as Fanny (age 7)
as Busker
as Ronnie James
as Uncle George
as Uncle Dick
as Ada
as Mirabelle
as Agitator
as Tommy Jolly
as Lt. Edgar
as Girl on Couch
as Duchess of Churt
as Man at Microphone
as Minister
as Speaker
as Mrs. Snapper
as Ronnie James
as Busker
as Major Domo
as Ringsider
as Man at Disarmament Conference
as Soldier (Friend)
Critic Reviews for Cavalcade
All Critics (33) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (12)
As director of the film, Frank Lloyd deserves the most enthusiastic praise.
It is a film that everyone should see.
It is, all in all, a picture that can be highly recommended and commended for its honesty of purpose and its magnificent characterizations, and one that deserves the very best in exploitation to put it over.
A gloriously, heart-rendingly beautiful, stirring picture of a generation in British family life.
It's rife with fey, unintentional camp like the scene in which a newlywed couple pledge eternal love on the deck of an ocean liner -- only to move away and reveal a life preserver labeled Titanic.
Almost certain to be near the top of the list for 1933.
Audience Reviews for Cavalcade
Almost no one remembers the film today. Still, it's noteworthy to be reminded that sometimes, yesterday's news is worth looking at again. Cavalcade tells the "Upstairs/Downstairs"-style story of two British families across the years from December 31, 1899 to December 31, 1932. The "Upstairs" clan members are the Marryots: father Sir Robert (Clive Brook), mother Lady Jane (Diana Wynyard), and sons Edward (John Warburton) and Joe (Frank Lawton). The "Downstairs" family consists of manservant Alfred Bridges (Herbert Mundin), his wife, maid Ellen (Una O'Connor), and their daughter, Fanny (Ursula Jeans). It is a tale of joy and woe, chiefly concerned with the experiences of Robert Marryot and his wife, Jane, and embracing what happens to their children and their servants. As the movie opens, both Robert and Alfred are preparing to fight in the Second Boer war. Both distinguish themselves in combat. Upon their return, Robert is knighted and Alfred is able to leave service and set himself up as the owner and operator of a London pub. Albeit there are simply too many characters to keep track, yet just give a film a chance by watching it more than once is the way to go. And while there's a certain reactionary quality to some of the film's material, the movie's overriding thrust is very effectively anti-war. The story is more concerned with the potential of death than it is with actual tragedy - how those left behind live in a constant state of anxiety, never knowing if their loved one is going to appear on a casualty list. (One of the most moving scenes occurs when Jane and Ellen go to a central location to read the names of the latest dead and wounded soldiers.) The movie also touches upon the common theme of how wasteful and irrational war is - it is referred to as a way for men to earn their stripes and for nations to flex their muscles. Inasmuch as modern audiences have often found the film stilted and overacted, one critic reckons that when seen today, Cavalcade is best viewed from a historical perspective.
Super Reviewer
Panarama of a family over many years is not a bad film but certainly not deserving of a Best Picture Oscar.
Super Reviewer
Boring! If they wanted to tell the audience what life was like at the beginning of the 20th century without an entertaining story, they should have made a documentary.
Super Reviewer
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