Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaStory of a small-town girl victimized by her gossiping neighbors.Story of a small-town girl victimized by her gossiping neighbors.Story of a small-town girl victimized by her gossiping neighbors.
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Charley Grapewin
- Will Oliver
- (as Charles Grapewin)
Maidena Armstrong
- Townswoman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Jessie Arnold
- Townswoman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Herbert Ashley
- Townsman at Meeting
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Dorothy Bay
- Rebecca
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Dolly Bevins
- Townswoman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Sammy Blum
- Townsman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Edward W. Borman
- Townsman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
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- QuizCharley Grapewin and Clara Blandick, who appear in this film, also appeared together in Il mago di Oz (1939), as Uncle Henry and Auntie Em.
- BlooperThe wire regarding Matthew's arrival is dated in June, but the calendars in Paul's office have either 28 or 31 days (consistent with January and February 1935).
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Opening Subtitle: PARTY WIRE - means in America one telephone line shared by several subscribers in the same locality for economy's sake. It has however the disadvantage that it enables the various parties to *listen-in* to one another's conversation.
- Colonne sonoreThe Train's a-Comin' (Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye)
(uncredited)
Traditional folk song
Sung a cappella at various times by Charley Grapewin, Victor Jory and Jean Arthur
Recensione in evidenza
Most 1930's and 1940's films portray small town America as some kind of Heaven on earth where your neighbor will give you their last dime and everybody loves everybody and are all model citizens. PARTY WIRE, an overlooked gem from 1935, blows that illusion to smitterheens and may be closer to the truth. Small towns can breed small minds and the horrors of gossips who tell tales they don't really care if they are true or not is vividly brought to life is this amazing comedy drama.
Victor Jory stars as the scion of the small town's wealthiest family who returns to town for an extended stay. His return is big news for the locals, many of whom have daughters they would like to see Jory marry. When Jory begins to squire local farm girl Jean Arthur, the inner green-eyed monster flares in the local old prudes and when via habit of listening in on phone calls on the town's party line they overhear Arthur's father make an angry phone call to a local boy they are all abuzz, concluding the guy has knocked up Jean.
This starts a tidal wave of gossip and venom as poor Jean gets fired from her job and is completely snubbed by the town folk, who stick a baby carriage with a nasty note on her doorstep and disqualify her from winning a local event for no reason. When Jory learns of their maliciousness, he vows to make the town pay for their viciousness and financially ruin them all.
The cast of this film is outstanding. Jean Arthur at the very beginning of the major era of her career is wonderful as the unpretentious sweetie who has what it takes to charm the most wanted man in town. Victor Jory has one of his rare leading man roles - he was most often cast as a villain, notably in GONE WITH THE WIND - but he is excellent and thoroughly credible both as the man everyone admires and the hero out for vengeance. The supporting cast is superb - Charley Grapewin as Jean's slightly absent-minded father, Maude Eburne as one of the biggest gossips in town but most especially Clara Blandick as the queen bee of this hick town who conjures all the trouble. Miss Blandick is best remembered for her loving Auntie Em in THE WIZARD OF OZ but she had no peers when it came to portraying the small town bitch matron - she plowed similar territory as Janet Gaynor's sneering aunt in A STAR IS BORN.
This is a fine looking Columbia film that belies it's modest budget. PARTY WIRE is possibly the best of Jean Arthur's early starring films and is highly recommended.
Victor Jory stars as the scion of the small town's wealthiest family who returns to town for an extended stay. His return is big news for the locals, many of whom have daughters they would like to see Jory marry. When Jory begins to squire local farm girl Jean Arthur, the inner green-eyed monster flares in the local old prudes and when via habit of listening in on phone calls on the town's party line they overhear Arthur's father make an angry phone call to a local boy they are all abuzz, concluding the guy has knocked up Jean.
This starts a tidal wave of gossip and venom as poor Jean gets fired from her job and is completely snubbed by the town folk, who stick a baby carriage with a nasty note on her doorstep and disqualify her from winning a local event for no reason. When Jory learns of their maliciousness, he vows to make the town pay for their viciousness and financially ruin them all.
The cast of this film is outstanding. Jean Arthur at the very beginning of the major era of her career is wonderful as the unpretentious sweetie who has what it takes to charm the most wanted man in town. Victor Jory has one of his rare leading man roles - he was most often cast as a villain, notably in GONE WITH THE WIND - but he is excellent and thoroughly credible both as the man everyone admires and the hero out for vengeance. The supporting cast is superb - Charley Grapewin as Jean's slightly absent-minded father, Maude Eburne as one of the biggest gossips in town but most especially Clara Blandick as the queen bee of this hick town who conjures all the trouble. Miss Blandick is best remembered for her loving Auntie Em in THE WIZARD OF OZ but she had no peers when it came to portraying the small town bitch matron - she plowed similar territory as Janet Gaynor's sneering aunt in A STAR IS BORN.
This is a fine looking Columbia film that belies it's modest budget. PARTY WIRE is possibly the best of Jean Arthur's early starring films and is highly recommended.
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By what name was Party Wire (1935) officially released in Canada in English?
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