Academy Awards, USA 1937
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Norma Shearer | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Basil Rathbone | |
| Best Art Direction Cedric Gibbons Fredric Hope Edwin B. Willis |
MGM
Directed by George Cukor
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard tackle Shakespeare's famous story of doomed lovers in Italy. They get lots of help from a lavish MGM production. The balcony scene has never looked better: in an exquisite garden complete with reflecting pools. The Shakespeare-ease takes a bit to get accustomed to, but after awhile the awkward sentence construction starts to come more naturally. Shearer and Howard are too old for their roles, but still manage to pull it off, even the final double suicide avoids becoming maudlin. John Barrymore and Andy Devine ruin every scene they are in with terrible comedy relief.
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