“Wild Hearts for Valentine’s: Joan Crawford in Untamed”
Untamed is a lively, transitional-era MGM drama that captures Joan Crawford right on the cusp of her transformation from silent‑era ingénue to full‑fledged talkie star. Released in 1929, the film blends jungle adventure, Jazz Age romance, and corporate melodrama into a story that feels both exotic and unmistakably of its time. 🌿 The Story Crawford plays Alice “Babe” Rawlins, a wild, free‑spirited young woman raised deep in the South American jungle by her rugged prospector father. She’s all instinct, energy, and unpolished charm—more at home with parrots and pumas than with polite society. When her father is killed, Babe is whisked away to New York by Ben Murchison (Robert Montgomery), a handsome young businessman who becomes both her protector and her romantic interest. But civilization proves far more treacherous than the jungle. Babe’s untamed nature clashes with high society’s expectations, and her romance with Ben is threatened by scheming relatives, corporate intrigue, and her...
