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A Free Soul is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic San Francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, who he had previously gotten an acquittal for on a murder charge.
- You choose, think and act without the need for anyone’s approval. If you have reached that point in your life where you do not need the approval of others, it means you have achieved true freedom.
- You live fearlessly and have a great confidence in yourself. Experts in the sphere of personal development and motivational psychology know well that fear is the enemy of great opportunities.
- You are a sincere, daring and spontaneous person. Some of your key personality traits are sincerity but also a kind of impertinence. You’re spontaneous because you do not care what people say or think.
- You know what you fight for. Despite the opinion of many people, being a free soul means not to shy away from responsibilities or to aspire to a foolish freedom.
A Free Soul: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable. An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
- (2.9K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Clarence Brown
- 1931-06-20
Stephen Ashe, a famous criminal lawyer, lives in San Francisco and is adored by his free-spirited daughter Jan. One day, Stephen, a freethinker who drinks too heavily and hates everyone in his family except for Jan, is invited by Grandma Ashe to a family dinner.
- Clarence Brown, Charles Dorian
- Norma Shearer
58% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. Morally ambivalent defense attorney Stephen Ashe (Lionel Barrymore) gets mobster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable) off the hook when...
- (54)
- Clarence Brown
- Drama
- Norma Shearer
Synopsis by Iotis Erlewine. In this Academy Award-winning film, Stephen Ashe (Lionel Barrymore) is a hotshot Californian lawyer from a well-to-do family, whose main failing is his indulgence in alcohol.
A Free Soul is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic San Francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, who he had previously gotten an acquittal for on a murder charge.
