Alice Adams (1935)

"Twenty-two and wonderful ... as Booth Tarkington's loveliest heroine!"

Romance Drama

Overview

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?

Duration

99 min

Rating

⭐ 6.7 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 23, 1935

Languages

English

Production

RKO Radio Pictures