Somewhere along the line Van Heflin says he's not sure what's going to happen next. Except for the fact that this is 1946 (or 1928), when everything pans out right in the end, he could say that again. This is a long film and it keeps you guessing all the way. Very watchable, very entertaining.
Nothing convinces, but who cares. It's just a story, and fills in a little vacant time. I never saw anyone less like a drunk weakling than Kirk Douglas, but so what? Also, I never saw what was so marvellous about Barbara Stanwyck, but if others think she was beautiful and acted great, let them think it. To me, she just was, and so what. Heflin was good in his part, especially in the beginning, when things were light-hearted, but as time went on he was well beaten by Kirk in the heavy charisma department. Amusingly written, like someone said, this is a fun melodrama.
I thought Iverstown in the distance looked a bit like Mulholland Drive, if that's the right name: anyway, that view from the car looking down on the bright lights. Turns up in Big Lebowski as well. When you buy an old film like this, which you've never heard of, you don't know what to expect, and I have to say I was quite pleasantly surprised.
Nothing convinces, but who cares. It's just a story, and fills in a little vacant time. I never saw anyone less like a drunk weakling than Kirk Douglas, but so what? Also, I never saw what was so marvellous about Barbara Stanwyck, but if others think she was beautiful and acted great, let them think it. To me, she just was, and so what. Heflin was good in his part, especially in the beginning, when things were light-hearted, but as time went on he was well beaten by Kirk in the heavy charisma department. Amusingly written, like someone said, this is a fun melodrama.
I thought Iverstown in the distance looked a bit like Mulholland Drive, if that's the right name: anyway, that view from the car looking down on the bright lights. Turns up in Big Lebowski as well. When you buy an old film like this, which you've never heard of, you don't know what to expect, and I have to say I was quite pleasantly surprised.