David Copperfield

Charles Dickens' plucky boy hero is well-served in this lavish production, featuring what many consider to be the best casting ever for a Hollywood "literary film." Following the death of his mother, David escapes the iron hand of his stepfather and seeks refuge, first with the good-hearted Micawber and then with his Aunt Betsey, eventually falling in love with the beautiful Agnes Wickfield. Basil Rathbone, W.C. Fields, Edna May Oliver, and Freddie Bartholomew and Frank Lawton as David star. 131 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "Pirate Party on Catalina Isle" (1935), "Two Hearts in Wax Time" (1935), "Poor Little Me" (1935); theatrical trailer.