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Cabin in the Cotton
starring: Richard Barthelmess, Bette Davis, Dorothy Jordan, Hardie Albright, David Landau
directed by: Michael Curtiz

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302548396
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 630254839X
Label: MGM / UA
Manufacturer: MGM / UA
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM / UA
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 78 minutes
Studio: MGM / UA
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 1932
Sales Rank: 5715

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- "I'd love to kiss you but I just washed my hair"-Bette Davis
This was Bette's 11th film. She plays the daughter of a wealthy cropper. She falls for one of her poor workers which makes for scandalous headlines with terrible results. I dont want to spoil the story so go and watch it. You will love it.

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- Tale of two stars traveling in opposite directions
This film is probably most important because it showcases two stars - Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess - whose careers are traveling in opposite directions. Barthelmess actually headlines here, but he is a silent star whose career is on the decline, and he has a hard time getting parts after 1934. Bette Davis is a star on the rise, in only her first year of her contract with Warner Bros. where she will become a major star.

Unlike many silent era stars, Barthelmess' problem was not his voice but his acting style. He was just a little too wooden to turn in a truly dynamic performance, and this film is no exception. The story is pretty interesting - Barthelmess plays Marvin Blake, a sharecropper's son who is educated by the plantation landowner and ends up keeping his books. His ... Read More

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- fine early Bette Davis flick
Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess star in Cabin In The Cotton, a 1932 film that depicts the constant battle between cotton farmers (planters) and the cotton pickers (tenants) who pick the cotton in exchange for an extremely meager existence courtesy of the cotton farmers. The plot moves along well and the acting is rather convincing, too.

The action starts when Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess) gets an offer from the wealthy cotton farmer Norwood (Berton Churchill) to go to school and make something of himself instead of picking cotton. Trouble is, after Marvin gets his diploma Norwood insists that Marvin work for him in his store by keeping the crooked books. The books document that Norwood cheats the cotton pickers out of their money; and meanwhile the cotton pickers have figured ... Read More

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- "Ah'd like to kiss ya, but ah jus' washed mah hair."
Bette Davis got good reviews for her role as a flirty rich girl in this early Michael Curtiz melodrama. Richard Barthelmess plays a poor sharecropper's son who wants to make something of his life; he goes to work for planter Berton Churchill. Davis plays Churchill's daughter, and she and Barthelmess fall for each other. Barthelmess does well for himself businesswise, but trouble begins when he learns that Churchill has been bilking the sharecroppers out of their hard-earned profits. More trouble comes after the sharecroppers rebel against Churchill and his harsh ways, and then ask Barthelmess to join their cause. At a highly charged meeting of the two sides, Barthelmess threatens Churchill with his information about cooking the books to bilk the sharecroppers, Churchill crumbles, and Barthelmess becomes ... Read More

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- Early glimpse of Davis and her potential
"Cabin in the Cotton" a 1932 Warners release, is the earliest film of Bette Davis's career which demonstrates her ability to play unsympathetic characters.

The film is a long winded story about share croppers and corruption in the deep south and it is typical of Warner Brothers at the time to tackle a subject involving social injustice. The film stars Richard Barthemless and his performance is a relic from the silent era, stilted and overdone. Davis said he reserved his acting for the close ups and we can see what she means. Davis, herself, plays a southern belle who seduces boyish Barthemeless in a surprisingly explicit scene. She is slim and sexy.

The film is worth seeing for a glimpse of the raw young Davis and it does contain her famous line "I'd like to kiss you but I just ... Read More

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