

“She wasn't a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss!”
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe
Lead
Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop

Lionel Barrymore
Stephen Ashe

Clark Gable
Ace Wilfong

James Gleason
Eddie

Lucy Beaumont
Grandma Ashe

Roscoe Ates
Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)

Ann Brody
Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clarence Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. A Free Soul is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”