Lana Turner, John Garfield
Creaky, a bit simple-minded but still watchable adaptation of a novel by James Cain. Lust and adultery lead to murder in the sunny fields of So Cal.
LT was so dressed up with perfect hair, shoes, frocks that she seemed wildly out of place in this modest setting. And having her character say, repeatedly, that she just wanted to sling hash in this joint forever...but without hubby...was ludicrous. She looked like a movie star, but really did have some acting skills and might have carried her part if she hadn't been so gussied up.
The story outline has been used several more times in disparate films...Ossessione, Ju Dou...and re-made in the 80's with Jessica Lange. There's nothing like a little on-screen steam to bring in the curious.
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