Yep, I'd say that pretty much described this film alright, Hibi. And, not to mention the totally unbelievability of the final outcome to this big shoutfest of a picture.Hibi wrote: ↑April 29th, 2024, 4:16 pm And starring MISS SHELLEY WINTERS as Dixie Evans! Who came up with THAT billing? I was so unimpressed with the film, I forgot to check this thread! PU!!! It was static and as hammy as I (vaguely) remembered it! Hard to say who was the hammiest, Steiger or Palance. (At least Steiger wasn't in the whole movie!) Except for one scene it all took place in his house (or back yard!) At least I'll never have to watch this again. Nice to know I had some taste even as a teen! Talk, talk, talk!
And, I'd say the special billing for Shelley Winters in it was probably due to two things. One, perhaps being that her contracted studio, Universal Pictures, who loaned her out for this movie probably insisted upon it, and because by the mid-'50s she was one of Universal's hottest properties and considered by many to be one of the better actresses of this era. And, with the possible exception of Ida Lupino, was a better known property than either Palance or Steiger was at the time.
Now, my guess about THIS would be that Eddie has a need to once AGAIN bring up that old controversy as to IF Agnes Moorehead purposely threw herself out that window OR if she was just a big ol' klutz!
(...personally, I've always viewed it as being the latter of the two here, and also one of the most "conveniently weird"--or maybe "weirdly convenient"-- endings to any film ever made)