Absinthe (1929)
Movie Info
Cast
as Jacqueline Floriot
as Raymond Floriot
as Louis Floriot
as Noel
as Rose
as Doctor
as Col. Hanby
as Laroque
as Merivel
as Perissard
as Darrell
as Valmorin
as Judge
Critic Reviews for Absinthe
All Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
Miss Chatterton gives a really magnificent performance m the talkie made from the famous melodrama of the year gone by proving her excellence in an Intensely emotional role.
Ruth Chatterton got Best Actress nomination and Lionel Barrymore a directing nod for the first talkie version of the old sentimental play about an all-suffering mother.
Audience Reviews for Absinthe
Stiff and creaky original version of the much remade weeper. Chatterton is too theatrical in her role to buy in her later scenes of dissipation. Watch the more enjoyable Lana Turner version instead.
Super Reviewer
Ho boy. It's amazing that this story gets done and done and done over and over again. You would think that this not very subtle play of coincidence would get boring. This is the one that started it all. Such a shame.
Super Reviewer
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