A heavily sanitized film version of the book by the same name.
This was after all made in the repressed 1950ies America, where religious/superstitious nut jobs ran the country.
And the insane racism. Often the two were represented by the same people.
What resulted was a melodrama firing on all cylinders - and then some.
And, I suppose, as melodramas go, this one isn't half bad.
What I'm trying to say, I guess, is: If you like daytime soaps, you'll enjoy this movie.
A heavily sanitized film version of the book by the same name.
This was after all made in the oppressed 1950ies America, where religious/superstitious nut jobs ran the country.
What resulted was a melodrama firing on all cylinders - and then some.
And, I suppose, as melodramas go, this one isn't half bad.
What I'm trying to say, I guess, is: If you like daytime soaps, you'll enjoy this movie.
This was after all made in the repressed 1950ies America, where religious/superstitious nut jobs ran the country.
And the insane racism. Often the two were represented by the same people.
What resulted was a melodrama firing on all cylinders - and then some.
And, I suppose, as melodramas go, this one isn't half bad.
What I'm trying to say, I guess, is: If you like daytime soaps, you'll enjoy this movie.
A heavily sanitized film version of the book by the same name.
This was after all made in the oppressed 1950ies America, where religious/superstitious nut jobs ran the country.
What resulted was a melodrama firing on all cylinders - and then some.
And, I suppose, as melodramas go, this one isn't half bad.
What I'm trying to say, I guess, is: If you like daytime soaps, you'll enjoy this movie.
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