Ann Vickers (1933)A prison reformer and a controversial judge fall in love and have a child out of wedlock. Director:John Cromwell |
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Ann Vickers (1933)A prison reformer and a controversial judge fall in love and have a child out of wedlock. Director:John Cromwell |
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Irene Dunne | ... | ||
Walter Huston | ... | ||
Conrad Nagel | ... | ||
Bruce Cabot | ... |
Capt. Lafayette Resnick
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Edna May Oliver | ... |
Malvina Wormser
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Sam Hardy | ... |
Ignatz Spaulding
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Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Captain Waldo
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Murray Kinnell | ... |
Dr. Slenk - Copperhead Gap Warden
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Kitty Cognac
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Gertrude Michael | ... |
Mona Dolphin
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J. Carrol Naish | ... |
Dr. Sorelle
(as J. Carroll Naish)
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Sarah Padden | ... |
Lil--Black Woman
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Reginald Barlow | ... |
Chaplain
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Rafaela Ottiano | ... |
Mrs. Feldermans
(as Rafaella Ottiano)
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During WWI, Ann Vickers, a humanitarian who is just starting the adult phase of her life, wants to make a difference in the world - using her friend Dr. Malvina Wormser as a role model - but she also wants a fulfilling personal life. She isn't sure if she can accomplish both at the same time. So after a failed relationship with soldier Captain Lafe Resnick which includes a deeper personal tragedy for her, Ann decides instead to focus solely on her career. With a background in nursing and social work, she decides the area of her work will be in prison reform. Her lofty goals do not sit well with many of the male traditionalists in the field, they who may stop her from accomplishing what she wants, at her own personal reputation at risk. Although she has a multitude of wannabe suitors, it isn't until she meets Supreme Court judge Barney Dolphin that she contemplates having that fulfilling personal life at the same time as having a career. But the road to a possible happy ending for Ann ... Written by Huggo
It is doubtful if, at this point in time, anyone needs to be reminded of the consistent excellence of the versatile Irene Dunne, whose presence enhanced drama, comedy and musical films for many years. ANN VICKERS recalls to us how effective her subtle talent was even early in her career, playing a character alternately strong and vulnerable in a story too crowded with incident to give its major players the room they require to draw the characters fully. As a capable and resolute professional woman involved in social work and prison reform, Dunne's title character is curiously susceptible to the less-than-worthy men she finds more appealing than the steady earthbound types she encounters but does not favor. This contradictions accounts for a large part of the interest in her character, discreetly but firmly abetted by the nuances of yet another outstanding performance. Irene Dunne is perhaps the most reliable of all leading ladies. If you share the admiration of many for her work, this somewhat obscure picture will not disappoint you.