Film Details

Our Valentine’s Day presentation is a little-known gem that is one of the most romantic films ever made. (It has never been released to video or DVD.) Set at the height of the Great Depression, Man’s Castle stars Spencer Tracy as a fierce and fiercely independent laborer, currently out of work, who takes pity on a hungry, homeless young woman (Loretta Young) and invites her to share his Hooverville hovel, which becomes a loving refuge from an uncaring world. Director Frank Borzage was a master of lush pictorialism who also did not shy away from harsh realities. “A neglected masterpiece.” –Dave Kehr.