Clevercell Very disappointing...

Sarentrol Masterful Cinema

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

ksf-2 Showing on Moonlight Movie Channel, Amazing Adventure is remarkably close to the same plot as Sullivan's Travels, although Sullivan's came five years later. and THAT one doesn't give credit to Phillips Oppenheim. anyway. Amazing Adventure is from the novel Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss. a Cary Grant film that I've never seen before! pretty rare. co-stars Mary Brian. Rich, british guy Ernest Bliss (Grant) is totally bored and can't sleep. His doctor tells him to go work for a living, and that will solve all his problems. Bliss takes him up on the offer and hits the road with only five pounds in his pocket. He meets Frances (Mary Brian, who had already made THREE films with W.C. FIelds.) Sadly, we don't see her get to use comedy in this one... this one is more of a drama. of course, Bliss runs into some shady characters, and things get complicated. It turns into a mostly-light-hearted caper. Pretty good. And of course, it's a Cary Grant film! Produced by Robert Garrett, Otto Klement, and the director, Al Zeisler.

Michael_Elliott The Amazing Adventure (1936)** 1/2 (out of 4)Ernest Bliss (Cary Grant) is a millionaire whose doctor says any ill-health would be because he's a spoiled person who doesn't know what hard work is. The doctor then makes a bet with Bliss that he wouldn't be able to live without his inheritance, which Bliss disagrees with. Soon the once millionaire is starting from scratch and trying to live like an average man for one year.After several years in Hollywood, Grant returned to Britian where he made this film, which was originally released under the title of THE AMAZING QUEST OF ERNEST BLISS. Grant would return to Hollywood where he's start some of the most famous films of his career. However, when this film finally hit America, it did so under the title THE AMAZING ADVENTURE and its original 81-minute running time was cut down to just 61-minutes, which is the version reviewed here.During this era there were quite a few movies that were about rich brats who took bets to live like your average poor man. The story certainly wasn't anything fresh or original and overall the quality of this movie isn't the greatest but if you're a fan of Grant then it's certainly worth watching especially since he turns in such a good and fun performance.I thought he was extremely believable int he role of this rich man who finally and quickly sees how hard the working man has it. Grant brought the class to the role that you'd expect and he also handles the more charming moments perfectly and especially at the end. Mary Brian plays the love interest and she too is good in her role, although it certainly wasn't the best written in the film.I'm not sure what's missing or whether or not it improved the film or not. With that said, the direction isn't the greatest and the film doesn't have much style going for it. What it does have is a charming story and the wonderful performance by Grant, which makes it worth watching to his fans.

JohnHowardReid With a loss of about seven minutes including a montage sequence of the hero pursuing various odd jobs, this is a cleverly cutdown American release version of Britain's The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss starring Hollywood's Cary Grant and Mary Brian. The pace is fast and has plenty of action plus a big helping of romance. What the American version does not have is a great deal of comedy, but excellent acting all around from both Grant and Brian plus a host of support players more than makes up for that deficiency. Combining both good location and top- notch studio work, Alfred Zeisler's direction is never less than highly competent and is occasionally extremely brilliant. Available on many DVDs, including the 50 Movie Mega-Pack of Comedy Classics.

rogaerial Cary Grant had a tough young life in Bristol so maybe some of this films story reminded him. Pity the version I saw was not the full 80 minutes it would have been better to judge rather than this 61 minute version which seems a bit rushed at the end when regrettably Mary Brian forgot her English accent and it became a bit 'stagy' - a pity because the supporting actors did a good job I thought. Cary Grant was capable of good dramatic rolls though rarely got them and in this film he wasn't able to show his ability enough. I'm glad; however this film was made in England rather than America as it did add something to the authenticity of the few exteriors and general atmosphere of the story.