Title: Early Warner Brothers
Product review: This is a 1931 quickie starring two future super-stars Joan Blondell and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Both were 22. The story is rather bad melodrama, the camera work is still shaky at times, and a good many bit players seem still learning how to act. But for fans of Thirties flicks, this is an excellent example of how Warner Brothers was developing an assembly line of films in the early years of the Depression. From 1930 to 1937, Blondell made 47 movies; this was Fairbanks'28th film. In short, Union Depot is for students of the era. People seeking entertainment should look elsewhere in this rich genre.By the way, the DVD print is fine, if highly overpriced.
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