The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

5/2/1936 1h 16m 5.8/10

Overview

Civilized wife doesn't protest when husband runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized.

Director

Stephen Roberts

Top Billed Cast

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Dr. Michael J. Talbot

Ann Harding

Ann Harding

Anne Talbot

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Stanley Ashton

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Gerry Mannerley

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Jim Talbot

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Mr. Yardley

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

12/26/2023

6/10

This doesn't really get off to a very good start. "Michael" (Herbert Marshall) is determined he can ride an unruly stallion - but ends up in the dirt. He offers the horse for sale only for champion sportswoman "Gerry" (Margaret Lindsay) to volunteer. He declines her suggestion, she gets on anyway and ... into the dirt she goes too. Except - of course - it's so abundantly clear that neither actor actually went anywhere near the real horse! That rather sets the tone for this pretty routine drama that is underpinned by a mischievous story of a love triangle between the two and his wife "Anne" (Ann Harding) but is let down by some mediocre writing and precisely no chemistry on screen between anyone - even the horse. The production is basic and the dialogue overly plentiful as the story seems to lose it's way between farce and melodrama. Marshall could be charming, and he does try here, but his theatrical delivery together with the static camerawork and the slightly clunky, episodic, nature of the drama impede it's flow too often to give this any sort of cohesion. Maybe "Anne" thinks he will work it all out of his system, or maybe she just doesn't care about her husband's infidelities and would rather just play snooker. Sadly, I'm not sure I really cared either.

Similar Movies

The World's Fastest Indian

7.7

The World's Fastest Indian

2005

The Tree of Life

6.7

The Tree of Life

2011

The Wedding Banquet

7.2

The Wedding Banquet

1993

The Wedding Day

6.0

The Wedding Day

1956

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

6.5

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

2002

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

7.3

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944

Literally, Right Before Aaron

4.8

Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017

The Great Silence

7.5

The Great Silence

1968

Heartbreak Hotel

4.9

Heartbreak Hotel

2006