The Divine Lady (1929)

Summary: The life and loves of Emma, Lady Hamilton are dramatized with much of the second half focusing on her affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Stars: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith, Marie Dressler, Montagu Love, William Conklin
Director: Frank Lloyd

Viewed Via: TCM/DVR
Current Commercial Availability: Warner Archive DVD-R Program

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Overall, it's a pretty film with lots of ho-hum performances. I wouldn't steer someone away from viewing The Divine Lady, but I wouldn't suggest that one go out of their way to see it either.

Battle of the Sexes (1928)

Summary: A wealthy businessman is targeted by a gold-digging flapper and her "jazz baby" paramour in an attempt to seduce and swindle him. When he falls for it, his family life is thrown into upheaval.

Stars: Jean Hersholt, Phyllis Haver, Belle Bennett, Sally O'Neil, Don Alvarado, William Bakewell, John Batten
Director: D.W. Griffith

Viewed Via: TCM/DVR
Current Commercial Availability: Battle of the Sexes (R1 - Image - OOP)

Notes: This is a remake of Griffith's (now lost) 1914 film of the same name. It featured Lillian Gish as the Daughter.

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Battle of the Sexes has a better reputation today than it did when it first came out. And it was nice to see Griffith tackle a more modern era. But I hate this movie so much.