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One of my all time favorites.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I have never seen this movie before but I have heard of Marion Davies. I decided to give it a watch and I must admit I enjoyed it. I liked the lively Irish singing and dancing. To me the movie really highlighted the differences between the earthy Irish and the snotty English. I thought Marion Davies was pleasant surprise as Peg O'Connell although I did feel see was a wee bit old for the part (36). Michael the dog was pretty cool and J. Farrell McDonald was heartwarming as the old fisherman father. I also enjoyed how the English came across as cold- blooded and hypocritical. Obviously the film studio was relying heavily upon Hollywood stereotypes that would appeal to the Irish-American urban audience that this film was intended for in the first place.

While i agree with some that this isn't an 8.5/10 movie it's much better than a 3 or a 1. I've only seen Peg O' My Heart once, early last year on TCM, so i need at least one other more recent viewing to write a detailed opinion. What i do remember is that I really enjoyed this film and that Marion Davies was quite good, including her accent. The acting from the cast in general is good, especially from Miss Davies and J. Farrell MacDonald as her father. Miss Davies is a remarkable comedienne and, from what I've read, a kind and generous person who definitely did not deserve her portrayal as Susan Alexander in Citizen Kane. FYI, the play on which this film is based debuted in 1912 which is also the time period in which the film is set, not 1933.

Marion Davies is wonderful in her best film. She sings ("Sweetheart Darlin'") and dances and is perfect as the Irish country lass who inherits a fortune. She is sent to live with English relatives who take her money and treat her badly. Of course Peg doesn't know they are being paid to "educate" her.Few star actresses of her day would have played the plain Irish girl who becomes a beautiful woman. A great stage hit for Laurette Taylor (who also starred in a silent version in 1922), the play was already dated when Davies made this film in 1933, but Davies was one of the best comics in Hollywood and creates a funny, charming heroine in Peg. And as in her work in the earlier MARIANNE, Davies proves she was one of the best with accents. Hearst had pushed for Davies to win an Oscar nomination for this MGM film (there were only three nominee that year), and I think she was worthy. Always underrated and overlooked, Marion Davies was a total delight in every comedy film I've ever seen her in, and this is her best.Also good is J. Farrell MacDonald as her doting father. Onslow Stevens is surprisingly good here as Gerald and is quite charming. Juliette Compton (as the mean Ethel), Robert Greig, Irene Browne, Alan Mowbray, Tyrrell Davis, Nora Cecil, and Doris Lloyd are all fine too. Michael the dog is fun.Old fashioned? Sure. But charming and funny and a wonderful film all-round.

Peg O' My Heart is really charming,due mainly to the wonderful Marion Davies. She also sings and dances in a few numbers quite delightfully! I saw this on the Turner Classic Movies cable station. A real boon to classic movie lovers!