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Wonder Bar (1934) Movie Reviews
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by inframan on April 15, 2003
I remember when people used to say that something was in bad taste - you kind of pictured an old-fashioned dowager sniffing in her hanky. Now the expression is politically incorrect & there's no hanky but the look is the same. I think it begs the obvious ...
by M. Fay on June 05, 2002
Loved the movie........have always been a staunch fan of the legendary Al Jolson. Directed by Busby Berkeley, another Hollywood icon, the music is great. Loved the Blackface routine that Jolson performs. Wish they made movies like this ...
by calvinnme "Texan ... on June 10, 2007
This film was released on March 31, 1934, just three months before the production code began to be enforced. As such, it is a buffet of items one would never see on film again in the U.S. until the 1960's - adultery as comedy, gigilos, a pair of ...
by Samantha Kelley "... on March 21, 2006
Wonder Bar is like Grand Hotel in a nightclub. It features many notable stars including Al Jolson, Ricardo Cortez, Dolores del Rio, Dick Powell, Kay Francis, and Guy Kibbee. It focuses on the love lives of each character; most mingle together and are ...
by Usonian33 on December 10, 2004
I'm not surprised how this movie really turns people off. That's why I love it. I have been this movie's biggest fan for years (I even bought the lovely original poster at auction).
The movie--one of the last Warner Bros pre-Code gems (mid-1934 ...
by Pierre "Nom de pl... on September 15, 2007
t's interesting to see the wide variety ratings here instead of the usual Amazon five's and one's. It is not shocking although it is complex. It is like a three-ring circus with the antics occurring while the show goes on rather than an opera were the ...
by nom-de-nick "nom-... on October 25, 2004
The Berkley direction is, as usual, eye-grabbing, but the film as a whole is just too dated, and in all the wrong ways to be nothing more than a curiousity now. Yes, I'm well aware that it reflects the times and shouldn't be judged by today's standards, ...
by James Morello on April 19, 2001
Al Jolson sings, dances, jokes and lights up the Wonder Bar. As far as the movie itself it is an above average film. However when Jolson gets going, there is no stopping him. If you want to see classic cinema, watch Casablanca. If you want to see the ...
by Alex Udvary on December 07, 2004
"Wonder Bar" is a place where nothing ever happens.
If you recall that was the tagline for the 1932 best picture Oscar winner "Grand Hotel", that's the movie where Greta Garbo wants to be alone.
"Wonder Bar" was a movie that tried to be another ...
by chefdevergue on October 28, 2004
This is one of those productions that really has to be seen to be believed, and has more historical relevance than entertainment, my opinion. This is a classic example of a Busby Berkeley production before the Hays Code (in place since 1930) began being ...
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