Ronald Coleman
Pretty creaky adaptation of the Dickens novel. Elaborate staging of the storming of the Bastille was worth the price of admission. But the aristocrat-wannabe leanings of Louis B Mayer came through clearly in the treatment of the citoyen who were treated as resentful monsters. The centuries-long depredations of the aristocrats were reduced to the cartoon-level character played by Basil Rathbone...all-England's favorite baddie.
But Coleman turned in his trademark gravitas performance and MGM provided the proles with a grand spectacle worthy of Irving Thalberg. The film is well remembered by those who saw it at the time. For me...historical value only.
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