The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

  • Romance
  • Drama
  • Comedy
7/28/1936
80
NR

A Story of Rags to Riches... and More Riches

A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year without touching his inheritance.

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      • Geronimo1967

        This certainly had the potential to be a good film, but somehow it is all just a little too sterile. Cary Grant ("Bliss') is engaging enough as the millionaire who is feeling a bit under the weather. Advised to visit a slightly maverick doctor "Sir James Alroyd" (Peter Gawthorne), he is told the best remedy is for him to actually do some hard work for a year - get his body and brain away from his decadent lifestyle. So, off we go on a series of escapades during which he starts to discover just how difficult it is for him to survive, let alone thrive, in these newly hostile environments. Sadly, though - it's just got no oomph. What could have been funny and entertaining scenarios seem to lack something. Grant is fine, but Mary Brian ("France...

        June 19, 2022

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