Review of The Big Pond

The Big Pond (1930)
5/10
"People's jaws in perpetual motion"
5 December 2010
Pierre (Maurice Chevalier) is invited to work in the USA for Mr Billings's (George Barbier) chewing gum factory. Pierre wants to marry Mr Billings's daughter Barbara (Claudette Colbert). However, neither her father nor her fiancée, Ronnie (Frank Lyon) are too keen on this idea and they try to force him to return home. However, Pierre discovers a new flavour chewing-gum and is quickly embraced into the corporate world. How will Barbara respond....she can't stand the corporate world....

The film contains a couple of good songs but that's it. The story drags and Claudette Colbert isn't given much to do. She has a funny line or two but I think that it is George Barbier who has the best role. The film is also in poor condition picture-wise and this brings it down overall. Not worth keeping onto.
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