Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.
Robert Adair
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
William Burress
- Jan Coetzee
- (uncredited)
Tyrell Davis
- Boat Passenger
- (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActor Reginald Denny is seen as a photograph of 'Jimmy' on a nightstand, but in the film itself, Reginald Owen plays the role.
- GoofsMary says she's taking a walk into town and Jeff asks her to get him some cigarettes. At the smoke shop she meets Willie, who later asks her to meet him after work where he goes fishing. She drives to meet him, and when it gets late she says it will take her an hour to get home. But Willie has walked from town to the pond... and she had walked from home to town.
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
[Played by a band as the ship leaves for England]
Featured review
A love story of depth in a witty and serious screenplay
"Lovers Courageous" is billed as a drama and romance, but it is much more than that. It is a powerful, deep love story. From the first encounter of Willie and Mary, one can sense an attraction of souls. This is akin to the poor boy meets right girl theme; and spoiled child meets reality. It's also a story of adventure for the sake of experience, which more than one renowned novelist has lived. Combine them all, and one has "Lovers Courageous."
It's a story with depth of feeling and expressions of those feelings in some passages of erudite dialog. And, although not considered a comedy, it has some witty dialog in places.
The lead roles are played wonderfully by Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans as Willie and Mary. But others of the cast are excellent as well. Roland Young has a type of guardian angel role. While his Jeffrey seems to harbor deep affection for Mary, his is a love that is most interested in her genuine happiness. He has met and respects Willie. So, when it's so apparent that Mary and Willie have such love, he will do what he can to help them be reunited. Reginald Owen is excellent as Jimmy and Frederick Kerr is very good as the admiral, Mary's father.
The love between Willie and Mary is expressed in rich dialog. It may seem slow to some at times, and those who don't particularly enjoy such deep stories will find the pace too slow. But for others, the story and pace move along just right.
The screenplay was written by British playwright Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954). The story is somewhat autobiographical of Lonsdale, except for the globe-trotting travels of Willie. In the film, Willie works as a tobacconist, which is what Lonsdale's father was. Lonsdale was born in Jersey of the Channel Islands, and drifted around the UK, taking different jobs. As with Willie in this film, he struggled for several years trying to become a playwright. His breakthrough came through his wife. She was working as a chorus girl to support them when she showed a script to her employer who, in turn, sent it to producer Frank Curzon. That led to the stage production of his first work, the highly popular 1908 musical, "King of Cadonia." He would write more librettos for musicals and many stage comedies. More than two dozen of his plays were made into movies.
The year 1932 had many very good films, and "Lovers Courageous" did well at the box office. While filmed entirely at MGM studios in Hollywood, the film has some stock footage of a passenger ship sailing.
Incidentally, Lucky Charms was a brand of cigarettes in the UK in the 1930s, and typical of brands of smokes at the time, it had a sort of sales gimmick. Some brands offered coupons redeemable for gifts. This one had collectable charm cards. They were pictures of various items: The Heart, The Frog, The Cross 'Scorpio, The Abraxas, The Scarab, and others. Why anyone would want those is beyond me.
Here are some favorite lines from the movie.
Mary, "Of course, I intend to marry Jimmy." Jeffrey, "Good! Pity he's so rich, isn't it?" Mary, "Why?" Jeffrey, "You'd make such a marvelous, uhm, poor man's wife." Mary, "Sarcastic little brute, aren't you?"
Mary, "Tell me, do you mean to be a tobacconist all your life?" Willie, "Being a tobacconist, being a cowboy, being all of the things I've been, all of these are interests on the way." Mary, "To what?" Willie, "If I told you, you might laugh, and that would be discouraging." Mary, "No, won't, I promise."
Willie, "Sometimes, I'm so unhappy I can't sleep, and sometimes I'm so happy I don't want to." Mary, "Because of me?" Willie, "Sometimes I'm so happy, I don't need food. And sometimes I'm so unhappy, it chokes me." Mary, "Because of me?" Willie, "No - because I've got to be in the tobacconist shop tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."
Jimmy, "I say, you look as though a couple days of hunting would do you good."
Willie, "What are you doing here?" Mary, "I've come to ask you to be my husband." Willie, "Are you mad?" Mary, ,"Stark staring in love with you."
Willie, "Wait a minute. Where are you going to stop until we get married?" Mary, "Well, I'll stay here." Willie, "Oh, you can't do that." Mary, "Oh, don't talk nonsense." Willie, "But..." Mary, "If you say another word, I'll pop into the bed now." Willie, "Don't you dare!" Mary, "Oh, what a prude you are."
Admiral, "But, for your mother's sake and mine, you won't do this." Mary, "Aren't you and mother only concerned about my sake?" Admiral, "Why, off course." Mary, "Then why do you want me to marry a man I'll be unhappy with? You only seem to be concerned with what other people will say. Things that don't matter. Not me at all."
Admiral, "Do you realize you'll make Jimmy look the most awful fool that ever lived, and break his heart?" Mary, "One good day's hunting will mend that."
Willie,, "I think for a common little tobacconist's assistant, I behaved rather well. Because, as a playwright, I could have been terribly unpleasant."
Willie, "The next time I marry, I'm going to have a chorum service." Mary, "The next time I marry, I'm going to marry a man who doesn't pinch me when the minister says 'obey.'"
Mary, "Willie?" Willie, ,"Mm hmm?" Mary, "Where'd you steal that meat from?" Willie, "Jones." Mary, ,"Good, wasn't it?" Willie, "Mm hmmm". Mary, ,"There must be an awful lot of nice people in jail."
Willie, "We'll go to Paris, Rome, anywhere!" Mary, "No! Let's stay home and have a baby". Willie, ,"Yes, let's."
It's a story with depth of feeling and expressions of those feelings in some passages of erudite dialog. And, although not considered a comedy, it has some witty dialog in places.
The lead roles are played wonderfully by Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans as Willie and Mary. But others of the cast are excellent as well. Roland Young has a type of guardian angel role. While his Jeffrey seems to harbor deep affection for Mary, his is a love that is most interested in her genuine happiness. He has met and respects Willie. So, when it's so apparent that Mary and Willie have such love, he will do what he can to help them be reunited. Reginald Owen is excellent as Jimmy and Frederick Kerr is very good as the admiral, Mary's father.
The love between Willie and Mary is expressed in rich dialog. It may seem slow to some at times, and those who don't particularly enjoy such deep stories will find the pace too slow. But for others, the story and pace move along just right.
The screenplay was written by British playwright Frederick Lonsdale (1881-1954). The story is somewhat autobiographical of Lonsdale, except for the globe-trotting travels of Willie. In the film, Willie works as a tobacconist, which is what Lonsdale's father was. Lonsdale was born in Jersey of the Channel Islands, and drifted around the UK, taking different jobs. As with Willie in this film, he struggled for several years trying to become a playwright. His breakthrough came through his wife. She was working as a chorus girl to support them when she showed a script to her employer who, in turn, sent it to producer Frank Curzon. That led to the stage production of his first work, the highly popular 1908 musical, "King of Cadonia." He would write more librettos for musicals and many stage comedies. More than two dozen of his plays were made into movies.
The year 1932 had many very good films, and "Lovers Courageous" did well at the box office. While filmed entirely at MGM studios in Hollywood, the film has some stock footage of a passenger ship sailing.
Incidentally, Lucky Charms was a brand of cigarettes in the UK in the 1930s, and typical of brands of smokes at the time, it had a sort of sales gimmick. Some brands offered coupons redeemable for gifts. This one had collectable charm cards. They were pictures of various items: The Heart, The Frog, The Cross 'Scorpio, The Abraxas, The Scarab, and others. Why anyone would want those is beyond me.
Here are some favorite lines from the movie.
Mary, "Of course, I intend to marry Jimmy." Jeffrey, "Good! Pity he's so rich, isn't it?" Mary, "Why?" Jeffrey, "You'd make such a marvelous, uhm, poor man's wife." Mary, "Sarcastic little brute, aren't you?"
Mary, "Tell me, do you mean to be a tobacconist all your life?" Willie, "Being a tobacconist, being a cowboy, being all of the things I've been, all of these are interests on the way." Mary, "To what?" Willie, "If I told you, you might laugh, and that would be discouraging." Mary, "No, won't, I promise."
Willie, "Sometimes, I'm so unhappy I can't sleep, and sometimes I'm so happy I don't want to." Mary, "Because of me?" Willie, "Sometimes I'm so happy, I don't need food. And sometimes I'm so unhappy, it chokes me." Mary, "Because of me?" Willie, "No - because I've got to be in the tobacconist shop tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."
Jimmy, "I say, you look as though a couple days of hunting would do you good."
Willie, "What are you doing here?" Mary, "I've come to ask you to be my husband." Willie, "Are you mad?" Mary, ,"Stark staring in love with you."
Willie, "Wait a minute. Where are you going to stop until we get married?" Mary, "Well, I'll stay here." Willie, "Oh, you can't do that." Mary, "Oh, don't talk nonsense." Willie, "But..." Mary, "If you say another word, I'll pop into the bed now." Willie, "Don't you dare!" Mary, "Oh, what a prude you are."
Admiral, "But, for your mother's sake and mine, you won't do this." Mary, "Aren't you and mother only concerned about my sake?" Admiral, "Why, off course." Mary, "Then why do you want me to marry a man I'll be unhappy with? You only seem to be concerned with what other people will say. Things that don't matter. Not me at all."
Admiral, "Do you realize you'll make Jimmy look the most awful fool that ever lived, and break his heart?" Mary, "One good day's hunting will mend that."
Willie,, "I think for a common little tobacconist's assistant, I behaved rather well. Because, as a playwright, I could have been terribly unpleasant."
Willie, "The next time I marry, I'm going to have a chorum service." Mary, "The next time I marry, I'm going to marry a man who doesn't pinch me when the minister says 'obey.'"
Mary, "Willie?" Willie, ,"Mm hmm?" Mary, "Where'd you steal that meat from?" Willie, "Jones." Mary, ,"Good, wasn't it?" Willie, "Mm hmmm". Mary, ,"There must be an awful lot of nice people in jail."
Willie, "We'll go to Paris, Rome, anywhere!" Mary, "No! Let's stay home and have a baby". Willie, ,"Yes, let's."
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