THE CLINGING VINE

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:49 am

I watched The Clinging Vine yesterday. Cute comedy stars Leatrice Joy as the mannish and lonely A.B. who practically runs a big paint company. She gets invited to her boss' big mansion (I forget why) where she is taken under the wing on "Grandma" (a sprightly performance by Toby Claude) and gets a makeover just in time for the arrival of the grandson (Tom Moore). Of course the makeover turns Joy into a fluttery, simpering thing (just what men like) and she wins the heart of Moore.

A sublot has the boss (Robert Edeson) buying up an emeraldite mine in Maine. Another house guest (Dell Henderson) decides to bilk everyone by buying up the mine stock. But A.B. and the company Vice president (Snitz Edwards) have other ideas, espcially concerning a broken-down farm Moore owns.

There's a hilarious scene where the egg beater invented by Moore is demonstrated.

Leatrice Joy is amazing in her opening scenes. The mannish makeup is excellent. The makeover is funny, and the simpering Joy, eyelashes a flutter, is quite funny. Tiny Toby Claude as Grandma (she was 50-ish here) is a real scene stealer as the smart and modish manipulator. Moore, Edeson, and Henderson are all ok. Snitz Edwards always threatens to steal any scene he's in.

Good print and good music track.

Jim Roots · Post by **Jim Roots** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:18 am

Snitz Edwards? As the vice-president of ANYTHING?!?!

It's either slapstick or delirious fantasy!

Jim

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:47 am

Actually he was quite dignified.....

Rodney · Post by **Rodney** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:49 am

Jim Roots wrote:Snitz Edwards? As the vice-president of ANYTHING?!?!

It's either slapstick or delirious fantasy!

Jim

Hey, he's the dean of a college in COLLEGE.

Jim Roots · Post by **Jim Roots** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:53 am

Rodney wrote:
Jim Roots wrote:Snitz Edwards? As the vice-president of ANYTHING?!?!

It's either slapstick or delirious fantasy!

Jim
Hey, he's the dean of a college in COLLEGE.

Have you ever met any college deans? They ARE Snitz Edwards! He was being typecast!

Jim

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:05 am

LOL....

but actually Snitz was well cast since the paint company was supposed to be run by dubs...

rudyfan · Post by **rudyfan** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:55 am

Okay, I need to shift this up in my pile of "to be watched" I've only had it for a year or so.

I do like Leatrice.

Snitz also made a brief appearence, and correct me if I'm wrong Chris, in the Connie Talmadge The Primative Lover. I'll be posting about that a bit later, thoroughly enjoyable and it brought back such memories hearing Bob Vaughn play.

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:58 am

Yes I'd had this one for a while too.... I think I still have Leatrice's Made for Love I haven't watched yet.

She also played a mannish part in Eve's Leaves..... I thought she was sensational in Manslaughter.

FrankFay · Post by **FrankFay** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:25 pm

It isn't out on video but try to see Leatrice in FOR ALIMONY ONLY. In the opening she's has her boyish bob and is wearing a manish shirt and jacket with her tailored skirt. While she's standing behind a counter Clive Brook mistakes her for a young man and strikes up a buddy-buddy conversation with her all about his women troubles! Of course she marries him- but there's a LOT more to the plot- it's a De Mille production of course. (She and Clive Brook make an excellent couple)

FrankFay · Post by **FrankFay** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:29 pm

rudyfan wrote:Okay, I need to shift this up in my pile of "to be watched" I've only had it for a year or so.

I do like Leatrice.

Snitz also made a brief appearence, and correct me if I'm wrong Chris, in the Connie Talmadge The Primative Lover. I'll be posting about that a bit later, thoroughly enjoyable and it brought back such memories hearing Bob Vaughn play.

I don't think he's in The Primitive Lover, but I could be wrong.

One of Snitz's best films is Souls for Sale where he gets to play a character part with a tinge of pathos- and ends up with Barbara La Marr!

rudyfan · Post by **rudyfan** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:21 pm

FrankFay wrote:
rudyfan wrote:Okay, I need to shift this up in my pile of "to be watched" I've only had it for a year or so.

I do like Leatrice.

Snitz also made a brief appearence, and correct me if I'm wrong Chris, in the Connie Talmadge The Primative Lover. I'll be posting about that a bit later, thoroughly enjoyable and it brought back such memories hearing Bob Vaughn play.
I don't think he's in The Primitive Lover, but I could be wrong.

One of Snitz's best films is Souls for Sale where he gets to play a character part with a tinge of pathos- and ends up with Barbara La Marr!

Snitz can be seen in the courtroom sequence. I'm sure of it.

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:12 am

IMDb lists Snitz Edwards as "a husband" in the credits for The Primitive Lover.