In association with Amazon.com
|
starring: Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Powelldirected by: Lloyd Bacon
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304466186
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6304466188
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 84 minutes
Sales Rank: 26656
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1934
Related Items:
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - zany, outre, over the top
t's interesting to see the wide variety ratings here instead of the usual Amazon five's and one's. It is not shocking although it is complex. It is like a three-ring circus with the antics occurring while the show goes on rather than an opera were the show illustrates the action. Three men love Delores del Rio, there is intrigue involving a bracelet hidden for insurance purposes, multiple breakups, two older men cheating on their wives who are trying to cheat on them (they were pretty free-wheeling ... Read More
Rating:  - A pre-code classic that will never be on DVD
This film was released on March 31, 1934, just three months before the production code began to be enforced. As such, it is a buffet of items one would never see on film again in the U.S. until the 1960's - adultery as comedy, gigilos, a pair of homosexuals dancing with Jolson making the remark "Boys will be Boys", a dancing act involving a woman being whipped, what amounts to house-sponsored prostitution to keep the Wonder Bar's male patrons amused, a suicide that everyone knows about in advance and ... Read More
Rating: - All Star Cast
Wonder Bar is like Grand Hotel in a nightclub. It features many notable stars including Al Jolson, Ricardo Cortez, Dolores del Rio, Dick Powell, Kay Francis, and Guy Kibbee. It focuses on the love lives of each character; most mingle together and are rather complex. However, this is more of an exhibition of the actor's and their own personalities than an important film, but that makes the film fun since it has a great cast. It also features some extravagant musical numbers choreographed by the wonderful ... Read More
Rating: - Vulgar fun
I'm not surprised how this movie really turns people off. That's why I love it. I have been this movie's biggest fan for years (I even bought the lovely original poster at auction).
The movie--one of the last Warner Bros pre-Code gems (mid-1934 marked the turning point)--runs over the course of one evening in a Paris nightclub. In that time we get: a murder, a suicide, a cover-up, adultery, homosexuality, intergenerational flirting, gold-digging, racism, 2 gigantic Busby Berkeley numbers, ... Read More
Rating:  - It's A "Wonder" Anyone Goes Into This "Bar"!
"Wonder Bar" is a place where nothing ever happens.
If you recall that was the tagline for the 1932 best picture Oscar winner "Grand Hotel", that's the movie where Greta Garbo wants to be alone.
"Wonder Bar" was a movie that tried to be another "Grand Hotel" only it is a major disappointment.
The film deals with very serious issues including suicide and premartial sex.
Like the 1932 film, "Wonder Bar" has its own all-star cast headed by Al Jolson (Al ... Read More
|
|
|
