Prosperityis a 1932 Americanpre-Codecomedy-drama film starringMarie DresslerandPolly Moran.The two leading actresses play longtime matriarchs comically sparring off each other, and trying to control their intertwined lives.
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 Poster of the film | |
| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Screenplay by | Zelda Sears Eve Greene |
| Story by | Sylvia Thalberg Frank Butler |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg(uncredited) |
| Starring | Marie Dressler Polly Moran Anita Page Norman Foster |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | Le Vanway |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $628,000[2] |
| Box office | $1,514,000[2] |
Plot
editMaggie Warren (Dressler) inherited a family bank during the Depression and Lizzie Praskins (Moran) is one of her biggest depositors. Maggie’s son John is engaged to Lizzies's daughter Helen. All kinds of farces happen when the would-be mothers-in-law battle for setting the wedding's protocol including their different preferences of choosing the pastor to perform the ceremony.
As the story goes on, Lizzie has a panic attack based on rumors about the bank going belly-up. She hysterically withdraws all her money causing all other customers in the bank to panic and they in return take out their money. The Warren family bank is forced to close. Maggie’s naive son gets swindled out of his mother’s bonds. As farces go, at the end the swindlers are caught and Maggie’s matriarchal resourcefulness with her wised-up son gets the bank solvent again, and the two matriarchal families are bonded with mirthful resolutions. [3][4][5]
Cast
edit- Marie Dressleras Maggie Warren
- Polly Moranas Lizzie Praskins
- Anita Pageas Helen Praskin
- Norman Fosteras John Warren
- Jacquie Lynas Cissy
- Jerry Tuckeras Buster
- Charles Giblynas Mayor
- Frank Darien as Ezra Higgins
- Henry Holland as John Roche
Box office
editAccording to MGM records the film earned $1,166,000 in the US and Canada and $348,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $378,000.[2]
References
edit- ^Kennedy, Matthew (1999).Marie Dressler: A Biography: with a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography, and a Discography.p. 237.ISBN0-7864-0520-1.
- ^abcThe Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^New York Times
- ^review review from answer.com
- ^Ludington Daily News (Dec 12 1932)
External links
edit- ProsperityatIMDb
- Prosperityat theTCM Movie Database
- ProsperityatAllMovie
- Prosperityat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
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