The Great Profile (1940)
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — John Barrymore
Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(July 24, 2015 11:01 AM)
This is a funny but quite bizarre film with John Barrymore parodying himself.The films title is the actual nickname Barrymore was given in real life.
Evans Garrick(John Barrymore)is an admired and gifted actor whose becoming a ham. Mary Maxwell(Anne Baxter)is a young woman who writes a play especially for Garrick, Garricks wife Sylvia (Mary Beth Hughes)leaves him but returns to him to get a part in the new play. When the play is performed Garrick comes on stage drunk but the audience think the things he does are part of the play.
This becomes quite an uncomfortable film to watch when you know about Barrymore's personal life, he is basically playing himself in this and it's sad to watch. Barrymore's performance is excellent though and he chews up the scenery and spits it back out again.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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