BelleCBelle — 9 years ago(October 19, 2016 05:14 AM)

My favorite Chatterton film is "Dodsworth," 1936, with "Female," the 1933 pre-code film, as a close second choice. Regardless of the film, I always, yes always, must rate any work that contains Ms. Chatterton at least as an eight on the "one to ten" scale or a four on the "one to five" scale - simply because she appears in the film. Obviously I am of the opinion that her acting is superb even in a bad film.
Ms. Chatterton was a strong, talented and independent woman and actress. There were not many actresses in those times who stood on their own and did as they chose. She was also a writer and an aviatrix. What I admire the most about Ms. Chatterton is she didn't allow Hollywood to dictate her career as she grew older - her early forties, for goodness sake.
According to the New York Public Library's Internet post titled: "Ruth Chatterton: A Screen Career in Photographs (In Defense of the Fan Collection)" by Diana Bertolini, September 25, 2012 - "She made two films in England, The Rat (1937) and A Royal Divorce (1938) before going back to the stage. For the next twenty years she worked steadily in theatre and also flew solo across the Atlantic several times and turned out four novels in her spare time. That's Ruth Chatterton, a remarkable woman with a fascinating career."
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/09/25/ruth-chatterton-screen-career-photographs-defense-fan-collection
Does anyone else have a favorite Chatterton film? I would be interested to know. Cheers
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