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Wild Brian Kent (1936) Online
Original Title :
Wild Brian Kent
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Western
Year :
1936
Directror :
Howard Bretherton
Cast :
Ralph Bellamy,Mae Clarke,Helen Lowell
Writer :
Harold Bell Wright,James Gruen
Type :
Movie
Time :
57min
Rating :
5.7/10
Wild Brian Kent (1936) Online

Polo player Brian stops in a Kansas town and find a girl and her aunt needing money to keep their ranch. He also finds his new real estate partner is the crook trying to do the women out of their ranch.
Complete credited cast:
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy - Brian Kent
Mae Clarke Mae Clarke - Betty Prentice
Helen Lowell Helen Lowell - Aunt Sue Prentice
Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews - Tony Baxter
Richard Alexander Richard Alexander - Phil Hansen
Lew Kelly Lew Kelly - Bill Harris
Eddy Chandler Eddy Chandler - Jed - Henchman (as Eddie Chandler)
Jack Duffy Jack Duffy - Old-Time Fireman
Howard C. Hickman Howard C. Hickman - Bob Cruikshank (as Howard Hickman)
Edward Gargan Edward Gargan - Joe - Waiter

The earliest documented telecast of this film occurred Monday 27 December 1943 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). In Chicago it first aired Saturday 8 May 1948 on WGN (Channel 9).


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Adorardana

Adorardana

Ralph Bellamy (Brian Kent), Mae Clarke (Betty Prentice), Lew Kelly (Bill Harris), Helen Lowell (Sue Prentice), Stanley Andrews (Tony Baxter), Eddie Chandler (Jed), Richard Alexander (Phil Hanson), Jack Duffy (old-timer), Howard Hickman (Cruickshank).

Director: HOWARD BRETHERTON. Screenplay: Earle Snell, Don Swift, James Gruen. Adapted by Earle Snell and James Gruen from the 1919 novel The Re-Creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright. Photographed in black-and-white by Harry Neumann. Film editor: Robert Crandall. Art director: Lewis J. Rachmil. Production manager: Edward Gross. Assistant director: Ray Heinz. Sound recording: Karl Zint. RCA Victor Sound System. Producer: Sol Lesser. Executive producer: Sol Lesser. A Sol Lesser Production.

Copyright 6 November 1936 by Principal Productions, Inc. Released through 20th Century-Fox. No New York opening. U.S. release: 6 November 1936. 6 reels. 60 minutes.

SYNOPSIS: A polo-playing welsher redeems himself in a small Kansas town when he saves a wheat farm from the clutches of a local land baron.

COMMENT: Although she continued acting into the late 1960s, Mae Clarke is chiefly remembered as James Cagney's grapefruit victim in "Public Enemy". (She also co-starred with Cagney in "Lady Killer" and "Great Guy"). Here she has a nice role opposite perennial "other man", Ralph Bellamy, who finally has a chance to show what he can do as the romantic lead.

Both principals acquit themselves ably and agreeably. The support players likewise lend more than competence, and the script deftly builds to a well-realized action climax.

Bretherton's direction is remarkably smooth, and production values rate A-1.

P.S. I'm sure you noticed that producer Sol Lesser has given himself THREE credits for doing the same job!
Raelin

Raelin

Ralph Bellamy was a fine actor but most of his films consisted of him playing in supporting roles--and mostly playing the guy who loses the girl by the end of the film. In the case of "Wild Brian Kent", however, Bellamy gets a chance to play lead. And, while he does the best he can under the circumstances, it's a film that just isn't very good. With more leading roles like this, it's no wonder he was mostly a supporting actor.

The film begins with Bellamy behaving boorishly aboard a train. Apparently, although he's an expert polo player, he's also a first-class heel and has not only squandered his inheritance but squandered all his friendships as well. In fact, they are so tired of the guy that they put him off at a station in the middle of no where. There, Bellamy's character continues to behave like a selfish jerk until, inexplicably, he meets up with a family in need and he gives up his selfish ways. But is it too late? The film never seemed real to me and was a lot like a B-western--with an evil boss-man trying to steal the nice family's homestead. While it's not a terrible film, Bellamy's change of heart seemed difficult to explain and he wasn't particularly likable. In addition, the plot just seemed rather contrived and silly. Not horrible but probably not worth your time either.