The Sun Was Setting (1951 TV Short)
9/10
Excellent acting in a sad story
27 February 2021
Angela Stevens, of whom I know nothing, but soon will, is so obviously a superlative actress, it annoys me I have not already been a fan.

Richard Powers is, at other times, Tom Keene, and he perfectly conveys the right attitude and emotions of this short, and what else can we call it but "soap opera" -- and meaning it as a purely cordial description.

One of my favorites is Phyllis Coates, a gorgeous and talented woman who might be best known as one of the "Lois Lane" portrayers but who deserves more than that.

Ed Wood gets laughed at, usually. But except for some editing flaws, which might not be his fault in the print I saw, this is a well-done and emotion-packed film.

The print at YouTube is pretty good, except for the editing goofs, which really do look added.

But any research into Ed Wood must include this moving little short, apparently intended for TV, and it will be proven Wood does not deserve only ridicule.
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