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Alice Adams (1935) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Alice Adams (1935) a score of 2.6415 out of 4

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The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

Alice Adams (1935) is RKO's touching, effectively poignant portrayal of small-town, mid-Western American pretenses in the early 1900s. The film's screenplay (by Dorothy Yost and Mortimer Offner) was based on Jane Murfin's adaptation of Booth Tarkington's...read the complete Alice Adams (1935) review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

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Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Without the presence of Katharine Hepburn this movie would most likely have been long since forgotten. And although, at its best, Alice Adams provides only modest entertainment, it does give modern viewers a peek at a slice of homespun Americana that...read the complete Alice Adams (1935) review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

I would like to say that Alice learns the lesson that she was being too hard on her hardworking father, that she shouldn't be ashamed of her family's social position, and that she discovers that she doesn't want to be friends with the rich snobs...read the complete Alice Adams (1935) review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)