This remake of a 1931 movie of the same title, re-cast Henri Garat as the reluctant suitor. He does fine work, although he is a little hampered by the fact that Janet Gaynor is far too old for the role of an impetuous but likable teenage princess. And that makes Henri seem at least a shade too old for his role too! With this caveat, however, Adorable is just that. Brilliantly directed by William Dieterle and most engagingly photographed by John Seitz (his camera hardly ever stops moving as it roams through Gordon Wiles' vast sets), this is a movie to enjoy again and again. The movie moves so fast through its 88 minutes that I thought that C. Aubrey Smith was playing the princess's dad. He certainly acts like her dad, but I see in the credits that some child named Douglas Scott is playing the role of the king. So if Smith is playing neither dad nor the king, who is Smith? Ah! He's the prime minister! That goes to show just how fast the movie moves – and usually in vast tracking shots too! And the sets are absolutely magnificent! Adorable has been unavailable for years, but fortunately, it has now been issued on a quite watchable Loving the Classics DVD.