Thu 21 Jun 2007
Best acting by Jane Wyman (even better than Johnny Belinda) in her career. Also wonderful supporting acting by Charles Laughton and Don Taylor. A thoroughly engrossing film that ends in the wrenching but wonderful climax that brings forth tears of thanksgiving. Find the print and show it. It is a lost treasure. Same can be said for “The Dark At the Top of the Stairs” which is by far William Inge’s greatest adaptation from stage to screen. It is also a brilliantly acted role for both Robert Preston (at least as good as “The Music Man”) and Dorothy McGuire (with a huge assist from Eve Arden). This one is a well-kept secret treasure and one that has gone lost as well. Both films leave the viewer as one with humanity and grateful to be human. Testimonies to the best in movies. Finding Fin Finding and releasing these films
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