A Free Soul

A Free Soul (1931)

Passed 20 Jun 1931 • Crime, Drama, Romance • 1h 33m

Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. After his daughter Jan Ashe breaks her engagement to polo player Dwight Winthrop and starts an affair with Wilfong, she finds that the liason is not easily severed when she wants out. Winthrop earns Miss Ashe's true affections by killing Wilfong to break his grip on her. Now the question is, can Stephen Ashe save Winthrop with an impassioned defense speech to the jury?

Clarence Brown
Director
Adela Rogers St. Johns, Becky Gardiner, Philip Dunning
Writer
Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
Country: United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 21 Nov 2016
Box Office Total:

6.6

IMDb (2900 votes)