Movie Information
Overall Rank: 20218
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 8
Theatrical Release Date: 02/01/1952
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 04/08/2008
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Negulesco
Actors: Shelley Winters, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Evelyn Varden
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1.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 04/08/2023
Star studded movie comprised up of about 50 to 60 percent worth of flashbacks. The style is reminiscent of a film noir but the story is actually more like a sappy melodrama. Basically the lead character (Gary Merrill) pays a visit to the loved ones of three strangers he met before they all died in a plane crash he happened to survive. Then each visit gives way to a series of flashbacks meant to make the family happier and/or wiser, I guess. This is as disjointed as it sounds. It is really too bad because the people who are dead are set up as fascinating characters.
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