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A Free Soul 1931 Directed by Clarence Brown

She wasn't a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss!

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date 2 June 1931
93 mins
Cast
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer Jan Ashe
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard Dwight Winthrop
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore Stephen Ashe
Clark Gable
Clark Gable Ace Wilfong
James Gleason
James Gleason Eddie
Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Beaumont Grandma Ashe
Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Ates Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)
Ann Brody
Ann Brody Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy Slouch (uncredited)
James Donlan
James Donlan Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Francis Ford Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
George Irving
George Irving Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint Judge (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel Casino Valet (uncredited)
Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers Casino Official Ed (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale Drug Store Proprietor (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren Ace's Butler Bottomley (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Writer
Becky Gardiner
Becky Gardiner
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
Editor
Hugh Wynn
Hugh Wynn
Sound
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Original Writers
Willard Mack
Willard Mack
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Costume Design
Adrian
Adrian
Camera Operator
A. Lindsley Lane
A. Lindsley Lane
Additional Photography
Milton Brown
Milton Brown