US senator (Lionel Barrymore) falls in love with a young woman (Karen Morley), without realizing she's using him to back the lobbyist she works for.US senator (Lionel Barrymore) falls in love with a young woman (Karen Morley), without realizing she's using him to back the lobbyist she works for.US senator (Lionel Barrymore) falls in love with a young woman (Karen Morley), without realizing she's using him to back the lobbyist she works for.
Berton Churchill
- Sen. Bitler
- (as Burton Churchill)
Oscar Apfel
- Hank Larrimore
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Benedict - Consuela's Butler
- (uncredited)
Don Brodie
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Richard Carle
- Dinner Guest
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Bitler's Butler
- (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
- Locker Room Host
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn one scene Karen Morley wears the same velvet gown with fur collar by Adrian as Nora Gregor did in -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) earlier that year.
- GoofsWhen asked, during a Senate hearing, "Is this your signature?" Lionel Barrymore nods, and the hearing continues. In a legal proceeding, there must be a verbal reply, so he should have been directed to say "Yes."
- SoundtracksAmerica, My Country Tis of Thee
(1832) (uncredited)
Music by Lowell Mason
Based on the Music by Henry Carey from "God Save the King" (1744)
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith (1832)
In the score at the Capitol Building and at the end
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Focus on those massive hands
If you are watching the great Lionel Barrymore, then it is not possible for you to be wasting your time. "Washington Masquerade" can be considered a showcase for Barrymore, and he delivers a wide ranging performance for our entertainment.
However, I think the most fascinating way to take in this film is to focus on Barrymore's famously arthritic hands. Like a tic that cannot be controlled, these hands never stop moving, restlessly in continuous motion throughout this film. I do not know if this was a conscious decision on the director's part, but those enormous hands, with their lengthy fingers, keep moving, moving, and moving; now sweeping his hair back, now smoothing out his clothes, now grabbing on to his lapels, now wiping or covering his face and brow, the hands are the true stars of this film.
Brother John Barrymore may have been known as The Profile, but Lionel should be known as The Voice, the distinctive pitch and tone Lionel's alone. The final scene, in which he delivers a scorching speech to a committee of Congressmen, may be hokey and dated, but it's still an electric performance by the great one.
However, I think the most fascinating way to take in this film is to focus on Barrymore's famously arthritic hands. Like a tic that cannot be controlled, these hands never stop moving, restlessly in continuous motion throughout this film. I do not know if this was a conscious decision on the director's part, but those enormous hands, with their lengthy fingers, keep moving, moving, and moving; now sweeping his hair back, now smoothing out his clothes, now grabbing on to his lapels, now wiping or covering his face and brow, the hands are the true stars of this film.
Brother John Barrymore may have been known as The Profile, but Lionel should be known as The Voice, the distinctive pitch and tone Lionel's alone. The final scene, in which he delivers a scorching speech to a committee of Congressmen, may be hokey and dated, but it's still an electric performance by the great one.
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- audiemurph
- Mar 16, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Washington Masquerade (1932) officially released in Canada in English?
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