Matinee Classics - Classic Movies

A Free Soul (1931)

A Free Soul

(1931)

Crime / Drama / Romance

91 minutes

Directed by Clarence Brown

Cast:

Norma Shearer as Jan Ashe

Leslie Howard as Dwight Winthrop

Lionel Barrymore as Stephen Ashe

James Gleason as Eddie

Clark Gable as Ace Wilfong

Lucy Beaumont as Grandma Ashe

A Free Soul is a 1931 MGM production. The dramatic film was directed by Clarence Brown.

Stephen Ashe is an alcoholic defense attorney who had successfully defended Ace Wilfong, a mobster.

When Ashe’s daughter Jan begins a relationship with Ace, but then wants to end it, her former fiancé takes matters into his own hands and murders the man. Now it is up to Stephen Ashe to defend Dwight Winthrop when he is charged with murder.

Lionel Barrymore was awarded the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in the film, and the film is credited with turning Clark Gable into a leading man instead of a supporting player.

Directors:
Actors: Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer

Matinee Classics - A Free Soul starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore and Clark Gable

Matinee Classics - A Free Soul starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore and James Gleason

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