Saturday, September 20, 2014

Don't Bet on Love

1933 brings forward the film Don't Bet on Love.  This is an admirable first gesture of the Ayres Archive immediately available online.  What is more this is a film showing at least some shades of the relationship between Lew Ayres and Ginger Rogers (married 1934-1940).

To be honest there is little that my father would actually ever say about Ginger, aside from his enduring appreciation of her as a very fine soul.  He spoke a little about playing tennis with her, and he spoke about her influence in terms of understanding Christian Science.

I would like to start this thread to see if there are comments pertinent to understanding and appreciating this film.

I note the presence of Carl Laemmle as the producer of this film.  My father had a very positive, caring relationship with Mr. Laemmle to his last days.  I remember visiting Laemmle's home as a child of eight or nine years of age.  We visited him more than once.  It seemed his room was enormous and open, with a very great view.  I remember that there was an aloneness to the residence, the presence of in-home care-giver... and of eating corn chips in the kitchen while my dad talked with Carl.

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