A Farewell to Arms ★★★ 1932 The original film version of Ernest Hemingway's novel about the tragic love affair between an American ambulance driver and an English nurse during the Italian campaign of WWI. The novelist disavowed the ambiguous ending, but the public loved the film. Fine performances and cinematography. 85m/B VHS, DVD. Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou, Mary (Phillips) Philips, Jack La Rue, Blanche Frederici;
Director:
Frank Borzage;
Writer:
Oliver H.P. Garrett, Benjamin Glazer;
Writer:
Charles B(ryant) Lang Jr. Oscars '33: Cinematog., Sound.
