Man's Castle

11/20/19331h 15m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

Director:

Frank Borzage

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

slum
freedom
pregnancy
hunger
freight train
great depression
love
poverty
drifter
devotion
break in
wedding dress
showgirl
pre-code
shack
stove
philosophical
shantytown
marriage rite
walking on stilts
cohabitation
walking advertisement
romantic
empathetic
powerful

Cast

Spencer Tracy

~ as ~

Bill

Loretta Young

~ as ~

Trina

Marjorie Rambeau

~ as ~

Flossie

Glenda Farrell

~ as ~

Fay La Rue

Walter Connolly

~ as ~

Ira

Arthur Hohl

~ as ~

Bragg

Dickie Moore

~ as ~

Joey

Harry Akst

~ as ~

Piano Player (uncredited)

Harvey Clark

~ as ~

Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Helen Jerome Eddy

~ as ~

Mother (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Spencer Tracy was just one of those men who could light up a screen with the simplicity of his glances, his manner of acting was always effective - and rarely more so than in this short drama. He is "Bill", an intelligent man who scrapes his living as he can during the American depression. He alights on the gorgeous "Trina" (Loretta Young) and despite his care-free nature the pair set up together in a ramshackle old cabin. Meantime, he develops a bit of a thing for dancing girl "Fay LaRue" (Glenda Farrell) before all of this comes to an head when "Trina" announces she is expecting, and he decides that he is better off elsewhere. Not before, that is, hooking up with the pretty odious "Bragg" (Arthur Hohl) to engage in a bit of larceny to fund his "escape" - but will he abandon her and the unborn baby? It's essentially an against-the-odds love story this - and Tracy and Young have a definite chemistry between them and they hold the story together well. Their character's aspiration for optimistim to triumph over experience in these desperate times for so many is engagingly presented by Frank Borzage in a gritty, authentic - yet still romantic fashion. Just because they don't have everything doesn't mean they don't have anything - and in the end "Bill" must make some choices...