From The Road to Reno (see previous post), we move next to the weak member of the trio of of Reno divorce movies of 1931. Night Life in Reno is a mostly plodding film with a rudimentary script. It has some of the cynicism of The Road to Reno without its strengths, though it hints at better narrative possibilities that are compressed with odd inertness into its final fifteen minutes. Nevertheless, as in other cases, it is sometimes the less inspired films that show more clearly what aspects of American divorce have become widely understood tropes at a given time.
Night Life in Reno (1931) and Peach-o-Reno (1931)
Night Life in Reno (1931) and Peach-o-Reno…
Night Life in Reno (1931) and Peach-o-Reno (1931)
From The Road to Reno (see previous post), we move next to the weak member of the trio of of Reno divorce movies of 1931. Night Life in Reno is a mostly plodding film with a rudimentary script. It has some of the cynicism of The Road to Reno without its strengths, though it hints at better narrative possibilities that are compressed with odd inertness into its final fifteen minutes. Nevertheless, as in other cases, it is sometimes the less inspired films that show more clearly what aspects of American divorce have become widely understood tropes at a given time.