The Magnificent Yankee

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09/13/2022 Very dated and pointless biopic. Because it was made during the HUAC years there could be no sign of anything political, or views on the law (other than safe bits about anti-trust topics), so it has nothing to say. Calhern is theatrical in the kind of role that demands little. He struts about and every line is a pronouncement or clever bit. He never has to truly interact with other actors. He acts AT them. That’s not completely Calhern’s fault though but the writer’s. Its just a slight, inoffensive, meaningless show. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/21/2020 Interesting and well acted. See more s r @ScottR 02/08/2016 Not much in terms of a simple biographical plot, but it was still intriguing to see a story about a Supreme Court justice. See more 02/07/2014 Very enjoyable bio-pic with a light touch to the material a great help from making it seem like a history lesson. Louis Calhern is simply great in the title role. He and Ann Harding have a wonderful easy camaraderie as Holmes and his wife making it believable that they are a long time married couple. See more 12/15/2013 Delightful but uninteresting. See more Grant S @grantss 08/10/2010 Fairly dull. While I realise that Oliver Wendell Holmes jr was a great and influencial man, and the movie linearly and faithfully recounts his Supreme Court days, the movie doesn't really capture what made him great. In addition the oldy-worldy gentileness and pleasantries cause this movie to not age well, and make it fairly boring. See more Read all reviews

The Magnificent Yankee

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