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John Payne's character Matt Brad, was mean + bitter from very beginning.

posted 12 years ago by dlevy1201
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John Payne's character, Matt Brady, was mean & bitter from the very beginning. The film starts with Matt Brady leading a troop of returning WWI veterans in a parade. Other than his smiles here and his going to the sidewalk to greet and kiss his girlfriend his demeanor through out the movie is mean and bitter. There was never a change - John Payne played his character very one dimensional and flat. Disappointing!

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[–] jayraskin1 12 years ago

Actually, there were many scenes where his character was soft and tender. Remember the scene where he meets his wife, Lorry. I thought it was terrific acting, and I would rank it with Pacino and Muni's Scarface, as well as Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, and Robert Deniro's gangster portrayals.