What a wonderful actress! I had to look her up and was surprised to see that she did so few films. I think she could have been one of the greats. Her facial expressions were terrifying!
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"Did you make coffee...? Make it!"--Cheyenne.
I found her utterly charmless, wooden and annoying - impossible to believe she grew up to be Barbara Stanwyck. And the "prologue" in general was clearly the weakest part of the film, a stiltedly acted yet overwrought family melodrama (the absolutely terribly filmed killing of that aunt being the lowest low). Fortunately, the further on the film went, the better it got and in the end we have ourselves a rather top notch, complex, expertly realized noir with solid performances across the board (did Douglas ever again play such a wimp as he did here?) Gets an 8/10.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
I think she was terrific in this movie.
Actually, I think that everyone was perfectly cast!
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Jim Hutton: talented gorgeous hot hunk; adorable as ElleryQueen; SEXIEST ACTOR EVER
She was not very good. Stilted and amateurish.
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