This is mostly talk, which is no surprise since it's taken from a play. I usually don't go in for that sort of thing but the characters were so intense that it kept my interest. Having said that, it still could have used a little more action and a change of venue more than on one quick scene. This was truly a play, not a crime movie in the normal sense. By the way, the story was changed from the play. In the play, the doctor was an abortionist. To my memory, that isn't mention in the movie (yeah, Hollywood's always been run by Liberals, so they would hide that "fact" about the abortions). In the movie, the doctor is simply portrayed as a poor one who delivers babies on his own as some sort of adoption ring for unwed mothers, or something like that.
The scandal is that that Kirk Douglas' wife had a baby two years out of wedlock before her relationship with her husband. Today, this would be no big deal, sad to say. Douglas plays the intense main character, "Dr. James McLeod." His character is actually "super intense" and some of the other cops are pretty tough-sounding guys, too.
The movie also made a goat out of a gung-ho "law and order" cop, making him look heartless. I guess this film was ahead of its time as we have seen that over and over since the 1960s.
Some of this movie reminded of the old TV comedy series, "Barney Miller," where all these oddballs would wind up at the police station. However, in this film that sort of thing wasn't played for laughs. There is no humor in this movie.
Excellent acting - and a deep cast - made this film watchable, but not enough to be a "keeper" for me. However, if you enjoy stage plays, you should enjoy this movie.
The scandal is that that Kirk Douglas' wife had a baby two years out of wedlock before her relationship with her husband. Today, this would be no big deal, sad to say. Douglas plays the intense main character, "Dr. James McLeod." His character is actually "super intense" and some of the other cops are pretty tough-sounding guys, too.
The movie also made a goat out of a gung-ho "law and order" cop, making him look heartless. I guess this film was ahead of its time as we have seen that over and over since the 1960s.
Some of this movie reminded of the old TV comedy series, "Barney Miller," where all these oddballs would wind up at the police station. However, in this film that sort of thing wasn't played for laughs. There is no humor in this movie.
Excellent acting - and a deep cast - made this film watchable, but not enough to be a "keeper" for me. However, if you enjoy stage plays, you should enjoy this movie.