Word: characterizes
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Mr. Schildkraut, as the head of the family of characters, is excellent. He portrays a tormented soul, whose author has mistakenly chosen a bad moment for the exposure of his inner self. In his expression, his gestures, and his voice, Schildkraut mirrors Pirandello's character in near-perfect fashion. Miss...
This picture is the story of a young war veteran whose only means of supporting his family is a large, ocean-going cabin cruiser. By renting the boat, or fishing from it, he earns a living. John Garfield plays this part, while Patricia Neal portrays his necessarily overworked wife. Saying...
In a four-character drama, each actor is unusually important. To complete the indictment, all four performances are under par, probably due to the fundamental absurdity of the dialogue. Guthrie McClintic's direction is not especially impressive, nor, for that matter, especially evident. "Burning Bright" will not do much to...
Jane Wyman in a blonde wig also realizes only a fraction of the pathetic character she plays. Actors Kennedy and Douglas give polished performances, but they swim against the tide.
This forgetfulness is changing talented Author Mary McCarthy from a sharp satirist into a hollow groaner. Taut little early McCarthy opuses such as The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt and Portrait of the Intellectual as a Yale Man would never have let a female character get away with a...