I know there were censorship issues, etc. But he is such a great actor and I almost got sick watching that old fat man in the role on TCM last night.
Made Wilde look so perverted and so unsympathetic.
-6 out 10 but could have been so much better-
kevin.bergin says > ...he is such a great actor and I almost got sick watching that old fat man in the role on TCM last night.Your sentiments are directed at the wrong person. I felt a little sick too but not because of the way Morley looked. I thought he resembled Wilde but it was his portrayal of Wilde that did it for me. Morley merely repeated his words; that's what showed us who Wilde really was as a person.
Made Wilde look so perverted and so unsympathetic.Wilde's own actions are what made him a perverted and unsympathetic character. He may have had a talent for writing but he was also a very sick, morally corrupt, pathetic lost soul. Sometimes that happens in life; someone can excel in one area and be sub-par in others.
Wish they had done this film when Morley was youngerApparently Morley had been playing this role for a long time starting on the stage in England then on stage in the U.S. and then in this movie. Those earlier successes may have been what led to him being cast in the movie. The interest those plays generated may have even been the reason why the movie was made.
Wilde was a genius What did he do wrong?
shareI quite enjoyed Morley's performance and thought he was perfect for the role...if you look at photos of Oscar Wilde, you'll see he got quite portly as he grew older
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Morley was fifty-one when the movie was made. Wilde was forty-six when he died. That's not too far apart, unless he was portrayed in his younger years. I haven't seen the movie in decades, so I don't remember if there were any "young Oscar" scenes.
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