Joe Cardin

I felt that Joe's character was not developed enough, at least in this version of the play.There seemed to be a lot more to him than what was actually said and/or shown.I felt that he might have been gay himself but in denial.In one of the first scenes when he speaks mockingly to Karen while driving he gives out a very weird 'repressed homosexual' vibe.Ditto when he finally asks Karen if she's in a sexual relationship with Martha and reacts almost hysterically even after she denies it.James Garner is definitely miscast here.Perhaps a more sensitive actor, somebody like Montgomery Clift would have brought more depth to the part..James Garner makes Joe Cardin look a swinger in the making.