The Wedding Night1935
The Wedding Night (1935)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Anthony 'Tony' Barrett
as Manya Novak
as Dora Barrett
as Fredrik Sobieski
as Jan Nowak
as Kaise Nowak
as Mr. Sobieski
as Mrs. Sobieski
as Grandmother
as Helena
as Hezzie Jones
as Bill Jenkins
as Heywood
as Gilly
as Anna
as Taka
as Frederica Sobieski
as Uncle
as Doctor
as Waiter
as Man at Party
as Truck Driver
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
Critic Reviews for The Wedding Night
All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
King Vidor, in his direction, handles the incidents with fine touch, keeping each character whole and consistent and developing a fluid action which moves easily from the American to the Polish home and back again.
Much of the pleasure of The Wedding Night rests in the way director King Vidor plays fair with his slight material, never condescending to its melodramatic potential while finding fresh ways to express it.
To add that the direction itself is generally undistinguished if not mediocre completes the sad story.
Anna Sten has never been more appealing than in this picture, and Gary Cooper gives his best performance to date.
Weepie melodrama.
While there is a mild confusion about whether ingénue Sten is mean to be a new Lombard or a new Garbo, the mixture serves the script's needs.
Audience Reviews for The Wedding Night
Heavy handed dour drama was the last of the big budget films to try and turn Anna Sten, Goldwyn's Folly, into another Garbo. The mistake of that was the actress while not bad, a little overfond of popping her eyes but otherwise fine, isn't suited to that persona. Had they pursued a lighter image for her which she seems inclined to perhaps her career would have fared better in American films. Poor Ralph Bellamy, usually an enjoyable presence in pictures, is made ridiculous by his silly casting as a Polish peasant. Cooper fares better mostly because an accent is not forced upon him and his star power is able to shine through. The person who comes across best even though her character is not the most pleasant is Helen Vinson as Cooper's estranged wife. It is at times confusing since she and Sten bear a strong resemblance to each other a fact not played up in the movie and so it serves no purpose but to distract the audience.
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