jfarms1956 Morning Glory is a movie which would most appeal to the baby boomer generation. The movie has great stars like Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Great acting from great stars. However, once the movie ends, so does your recollection of the experience and that is why I rated the film lower than normal (4-5). This movie is worth watching for the stars alone. Morning Glory would best be enjoyed on a rainy afternoon or late at night and viewed alone. The movie's pace is a bit slow and the story line a bit tedious. Savor the experience of Morning Glory with a glass of wine and some fruit on the side instead of popcorn. Enjoy

vincentlynch-moonoi If you're looking for a strong plot, I think you'll be disappointed with this film. The plot is...well, what I expect in many early 1930s film.If you looking for interesting acting, then you'll like this film. Of course, the focus is on Katherine Hepburn, who turns in a most interesting performance. I enjoyed watching a very different role for C. Aubrey Smith. Adolphe Menjou is also quite good here, as is Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Simply from a history perspective, you should watch this film at least once.

wes-connors Arriving in New York City from a small town in Vermont, ambitious and wafer-thin Katharine Hepburn (as Eva Lovelace) wants to be an actress. Her irresistible pretensions and unusual beauty catch the eye of playwright Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (as Joseph Sheridan) as Ms. Hepburn attempts to join the company of Broadway producer Adolphe Menjou (as Louis Easton). Hepburn's career staggers one step forward and two steps back, with her memorable moments highlighted by a tipsy impromptu performance of the "Romeo and Juliet" balcony scene at a snooty party... This unoriginal, but appealing story would have worked better without lurching around so often... Hepburn won her first "Academy Award" as "Best Actress" for this role; however, this "Oscar" was another in the film organization's puzzling choices. Note, the eligibility period was confused and extended, which inadvertently excluded Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina" from the running. Moreover, RKO quickly followed-up "Morning Glory" with a hit version of "Little Women". Hepburn was also perfectly mannered in her winning role, and received great support from an excellent cast. As the man attracted to Hepburn's true nature, Mr. Fairbanks is particularly good.******* Morning Glory (8/16/33) Lowell Sherman ~ Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan

David Allen Morning Glory (1933) starring Katherine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Adolph Menjou, and C. Aubrey Smith is a wonderful movie starring the incredible (4 Best Actress Academy Awards) Katherine Hepburn giving a "star" performance in a "star vehicle" show aimed at dazzling audiences with wonderful acting exhibitions, and succeeding completely.It is a stage play presented unpretentiously in movie form. Seeing Mornging Glory (1933) starring Katherine Hepburn is like going to a stage show, a dramatic Broadway stage show of quality part of the great tradition of Broadway (NYC USA) stage show performances given in huge numbers during the 1920's and early 1930's, during the historic period in USA cultural history when stage plays were the most important and honored form of performing, story telling art, and movies were not yet at all considered a serious art form, but rather were (justifiably) ranked with and compared to circuses and amusement parks (the owner of Loew's Inc., also owner of MGM movie studio during the 1930's and Louie B. Mayer's boss was Nicholas Schenck, who also owned New Jersey amusement parks, his work before he entered the movie business).Morning Glory (1933) starring Katherine Hepburn depends completely on actor performances, and the movie is essentially an exposition of wonderful (incredibly skilled) actor work with only simple movie settings, and no cinema camera, editing, music, special effects, or director "auteur" tricks or emphases.It's a movie carried completely by the actors in the show, and one can see good actor work clearly and for long, sustained periods in this movie in a way almost never seen in other movies.See Morning Glory (1933) starring Katherine Hepburn to see fine, skillful, talented, inspired, disciplined acting at it's best, presented during a cultural period in USA history when such acting was honored and emphasized, and when the subjects and depictions presented by good actors were intelligent, worthy, and culturally impressive and honorable.It's a breathtaking movie made during the early days of movie talkies, and before the oppressive Hays/ Breen "Hollywood Self-Imposed Censorship" Office imposed it's infamous code on cinematic art in 1934.The sound is not always good (mikes were placed back then in flower arrangements and actors sometimes failed to "talk into the flowers" with the result that voices could not be heard clearly), and the only flashy visual parts of the movie are montages showing the Times Square lights and panorama of 1933, and hands clapping superimposed over depictions of actors on stage and audiences reacting to stage performances, and of course the elegant white tie and tails and gowns for the ladies dress part of parties and backstage scenes in the movie.The big thing about Morning Glory (1933) starring Katherine Hepburn is actor performances of astounding quality...the fact that this movie gave great actors a chance to work out and show the audience their stuff.George Lucas and his "Industrial Light And Magic" movie special effects factory were not needed to make Morning Glory (1933) starring Ktherine Hepburn a success and an honored movie....one which should be honored for more than Katherine Hepburn's justifiably praised and awarded leading lady actor performance.--------- Written by Tex Allen, SAG Actor. Visit WWW.IMDb.Com and choose "Tex Allen" "resume" for contact information, movie credits, and biographical information about Tex Allen. He has reviewed more than 42 movies posted on WWW.IMDb.Com (the world's largest movie information database, owned by Amazon.Com) as of January 2011. These include: 1. Alfie (1966) 29 July 2009 2. Alien (1979) 24 July 2009 3. All the Loving Couples (1969) 17 January 2011 4. All the President's Men (1976) 16 November 2010 5. American Graffiti (1973) 22 November 2010 6. Animal House (1978) 16 August 2009 7. Bullitt (1968) 23 July 2009 8. Captain Kidd (1945) 28 July 2009 9. Child Bride (1938) 24 September 2009 10. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) 22 September 2010 11. Destination Moon (1950) 17 January 2011 12. Detour (1945) 19 November 2010 13. Die Hard 2 (1990) 23 December 2010 14. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993) 19 November 2010 15. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) 26 July 2009 16. King Solomon's Mines (1950) 1 December 2010 17. Knute Rockne All American (1940) 2 November 2010 18. Claire's Knee (1970) 15 August 2009 19. Melody Ranch (1940) 10 November 2010 20. Morning Glory (1933) 19 November 2010 21. Mush and Milk (1933) 17 January 2011 22. New Moon (1940) 3 November 2010 23. Pinocchio (1940) 6 November 2010 24. R2PC: Road to Park City (2000) 19 November 2010 25. Salt (2010) 24 August 2010 26. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) 21 January 2011 27. Sunset Blvd. (1950) 1 December 2010 28. The Forgotten Village (1941) 21 January 2011 29. The Great Dictator (1940) 1 November 2010 30. The King's Speech (2010) 19 January 2011 31. The Last Emperor (1987) 20 January 2011 32. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) 9 January 2011 33. The Man in the White Suit (1951) 5 August 2009 Written by Tex Allen, SAG-AFTRA movie actor. Visit WWW.IMDb.Me/TexAllen for more information about Tex Allen. 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