Pros: Walter Huston Cons: slow development then rushed final romance
In the most recent (Oct. 2003) of American Heritage annual overrated/underrated listings, Richard Schickel argued that the 1936 adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's last major novel, Dodsworth, directed by William Wyler, starring Walter Huston, ...
Pros: Walter Huston, Supporting Cast, Direction, Script, Photography, Score Cons: Needs to be recognized as one of THE great films!
Walter Huston has become one of my favorite actors since I have been reviewing movies for the Internet. Nearly everybody knows his Academy Award winning performance as the old prospector in Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son, John....
Pros: script, direction, Huston's performance, story Cons: cinematography (Europe is depicted from Hollywood studio sets)
Given its title and the year that it was made, Dodsworth promises to be a timeworn, stuffy drama or a tame comedy. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, it is an insightful, surprisingly unsentimental look at the disintegrating...
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