Review of A Successful Calamity

Although moviegoers of 1932 might have wanted to escape the harsh realities of the Depression, viewing A Successful Calamity might not have been as entertaining as it might have just a few years earlier. Most of the audience was quite familiar with the situation of being broke, and very few of them would have found that situation funny for anyone; even someone who had previously had money. Despite this drawback, the film is still entertaining due to the fine performance of George Arliss.