Freddie Bartholomew
Another relic from the MGM vaults (1935). Thalberg and Mayer were trying to take the high road and elevate what film could do during that period...their efforts were laudable but hopelessly dated by modern standards. This was done squarely in the time when lapping was king...carefully placing everything right in the audience's lap so they'll get it...poor ignorant souls...meaning cue music, exaggerated villains, etc.
Today it makes these films unwatchable save for historical value...and to see all the lovable old characters floating around in the background.
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