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Brief Moment
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Wikipedia article
'Brief Moment' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by David Burton and starring Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond. It is based on the 1931 play of the same name by S. N. Behrman.
Plot
Rodney Deane (Gene Raymond) is a rich playboy who falls in love with nightclub singer Abby Fane (Carole Lombard). Abby wants him to get a job, so he begins working for his father. She later finds out that he is not taking the work seriously and stills spends his days at the racetrack, so she leaves him. Rodney then changes his name and gets a real job. They are reunited by Abby's boss.
Cast
* Gene Raymond as Rodney Deane
* Carole Lombard as Abby Fane
* Donald Cook as Franklin Deane
* Monroe Owsley as Harold Sigrift
* Arthur Hohl as Steve Walsh
* Irene Ware as Joan
* Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Mrs. William Deane (as Teresa Maxwell)
* Reginald Mason as Mr William Deane
Reception
'Brief Moment' received positive reviews. It has been described as 'Capraesque'.Dick, Bernard F. '[https://books.google.com/books?id=rg3Q5OcfeSEC&pg=PA110 The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures]'. Lexington, Ky: Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1993. p. 110 Mordaunt Hall of 'The New York Times' wrote, "An audience cannot help but be lured into a favorable reaction."
References
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