David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
-- Classic adaptation of the Charles Dickens story about an orphan (Freddie Bartholomew) saved from the wicked designs of a cruel stepfather (Basil Rathbone) with the help of his aunt (Edna May Oliver) and a host of friends (Maureen O'Sullivan, Jessie Ralph, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Mundin, etc.). Director George Cukor captures the flavor of Dickens' mix of whimsey and melodrama with the proper Victorian atmosphere and an outstanding cast portraying its rich ensemble of characters, not least of whom is W.C. Fields' Micawber besting Roland Young's Uriah Heep. Outstanding family fare. (A-I) (br)
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1935
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The classifications are as follows:
- A-I -- general patronage;
- A-II -- adults and adolescents;
- A-III -- adults;
- A-IV**
- L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
- O -- morally offensive.
** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.