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A Free Soul
1931 1h 33m Passed
Crime
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Drama
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Romance
6.6
58%
62%
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An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
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Directed By
Clarence Brown
Written By
Adela Rogers St. Johns
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Willard Mack
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Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast of A Free Soul
Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe
Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop
Lionel Barrymore
Stephen Ashe
Clark Gable
Ace Wilfong
James Gleason
Eddie
Lucy Beaumont
Grandma Ashe
Roscoe Ates
Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
Ann Brody
Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
Slouch (uncredited)
James Donlan
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
George Irving
Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Casino Valet (uncredited)
Frank Sheridan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Casino Official Ed (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Drug Store Proprietor (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Ace's Butler Bottomley (uncredited)
A Free Soul Reviews
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Designed as star vehicle for Norma Shearer, this sensationalistic melodrama about a brutal gangster (the young Clark Gable) and boozy lawyer could not have been made after 1934, when the rigid Production Code was put in effect.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Despite the talented cast, this one ends up looking preposterous.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
Contains what may be the first instance of the 'If it doesn't fit you must acquit' defense: Barrymore wins Gable's freedom by having the accused man place on top of his head the too-small hat that was found at the scene of the crime.
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