RKO Radio Pictures
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Christopher Strong
Higher and higher! Faster and faster! She gave herself to the great god Speed, and tried to run away from the fires within her!
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
- Original title
- Christopher Strong
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Apr 4, 2024 · via TMDB
The eponymous and successful politician (Colin Clive) is happily married to "Elaine" (Billie Burke) and both are trying to rein in their increasingly wayward daughter "Monica" (Helen Chandler) who is spending way too much time with the married "Harry" (Ralph Forbes). They've all read of the derring-do of aeronaut "Lady Cynthia" (Katharine Hepburn) and a chance meeting as a result of a silly bet introduces her to the erstwhile unimpeachable and loving father. Initially, they all take an hand in trying to keep "Monica" on the rails, but we can see the frequency of their associations is leading to a temptation that could have disastrous consequences for just about everyone. I thought the subject matter of this film quite racy for 1933 and the workmanlike Hepburn successfully exhibits a tom-boyish persona then seems equally at home in the shining "moth" dress that shows she can turn her sartorial hand as required to societal needs and expectations. The production is all a bit static, though, and the episodic nature of the storytelling does rather lead us by the nose. I couldn't decide if the denouement was a cop out or a clever and fitting one but that's really the only thing to ponder in this otherwise watchable but forgettable Dorothy Arzner drama.
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Katharine Hepburn
Lady Cynthia Darrington
Colin Clive
Sir Christopher Strong
Billie Burke
Lady Elaine Strong
Helen Chandler
Monica Strong
Ralph Forbes
Harry Rawlinson
Irene Browne
Carrie Valentine
Jack La Rue
Carlo
Desmond Roberts
Bryce Mercer
Margaret Lindsay
Autograph Seeker at Party (uncredited)
Paul Ralli
Tango Dancer (uncredited)
Donald Stuart
Joseph Drummond (uncredited)
Van Nest Polglase
Set Decoration
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Dorothy Arzner
Director
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
David O. Selznick
Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Zoë Akins
Screenplay
The Apartment
Freaks
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Celebration
Lost in Translation
The Blue Angel
The Rosa Parks Story
Open Hearts
Desert Hearts
Romance Doll
The Offenders
Blame It on Fidel!
The Secret Life of Words
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Brides
Laps
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
Small Deaths
Kill the Day
What They Had
Why Did I Get Married?
Gasman
Gemma Bovery
Nobody's Home
Saute ma ville
Maybe... Maybe Not
My Brilliant Career
Skellig
Loverboy
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Diggers
Bigga Than Ben
Almost Brothers
Hit the Night
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Ponder Heart
On the Edge
Saint Louis Blues
Run Papa Run
The Ketchup Effect
Crossroads
Chromophobia
Forbidden
Satisfaction
You Kiss Like a God
The Passion of Ayn Rand
Doctor Who: Snakedance
You Wont Miss Me
Finn's Girl
The Hot Month of August
Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls
Strange Planet
Older Than America
The Prince and the Nature Girl
Passion Fever
Her Private Affair
The Room
From Mother to Daughter
Not Tonight
Refracción
Lucky Star
I Still Believe
The Secret: Dare to Dream
A Place in the Sun
The Magic of Ordinary Days
Persuasion
Jane Eyre
An Autumn Romance
Peter Ibbetson
Possessed
Flamingo Road
Sailing Into Love
Dishonored
Jane Eyre
Home from the Hill
Northanger Abbey
The Lost Husband
Lovely, Still
Two for the Seesaw
Kitty Foyle
The Sleeping Dictionary
Strangers When We Meet
A Perfect Ending
My Brilliant Career
Woman of Straw
Last Night
Autumn in New York
Bad Girl
How Sarah Got Her Wings
Mar 9, 1933
New York City, New York
Mar 31, 1933
