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Release Date: 1930

Cast: Chester Morris, Jack Mulhall, Ethlyne Clair, Dolores Costello, Charlotte Merriam, James Clemens

Categories: Movies, Romantic Drama

Second Choice is a 1930 American black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris. It is a lost film. uncredited The New York Times wrote that the director held audiences' attention but said of the film's cast, "Jack Mulhall is miscast as Mallory and gives a halting performance. Miss Costello moves slowly and speaks the pseudo-smart lines with uncertainty. Chester Morris grimmaces as usual and never forgets he is the 'heavy,' and neither does the onlooker." Pittsburgh Press wrote, "When it doesn't try to take itself too seriously, 'Second... MORE

Second Choice is a 1930 American black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris. It is a lost film. uncredited The New York Times wrote that the director held audiences' attention but said of the film's cast, "Jack Mulhall is miscast as Mallory and gives a halting performance. Miss Costello moves slowly and speaks the pseudo-smart lines with uncertainty. Chester Morris grimmaces as usual and never forgets he is the 'heavy,' and neither does the onlooker." Pittsburgh Press wrote, "When it doesn't try to take itself too seriously, 'Second Choice' ... is what is known in film trade circle as a fairly good 'program' picture." The newspaper said that some dialogue was sometimes "ridiculous" and sometimes "fairly credible". It complained, "If 'Second Choice' had been made as a straight comedy it would have been a much better picture. The combination of comedy, drama and a tinge of melodrama was a little too much for it to swallow." Second Choice is one of lost films of early the 1930s. LESS