The Erinyes, aka The Furies, were figures in Greek & later Roman mythology who were originally called Alecto (unceasing in anger), Tisiphone (avenger of murder), and Megaera (jealous). Sometimes depicted as females with snakes for hair bat like wings and blood dripping from their eyes, they sprang from the dripping blood of the god of Chaos Ouranos (Uranus). Their best buds seem to have been The Harpies, who hung out with them and helped them exact their revenge on those pesky mortals.
Over last weekend, I watched The Furies (1950) with a powerful cast led by Walter Huston, Barbara Stanwyck, Judith Anderson, Gilbert Roland and Wendell Corey for the first time. I actually watched it twice and then let the somewhat pontifical commentary on the dvd run while I puttered around.
As I let my thoughts about this Anthony Mann movie percolate away in the ol' noggin, trying to figure out which one (or is it all?) of the Furies that Babs might have been impersonating here, I was wondering if anyone else has seen this new Criterion issued dvd? My initial reaction is that even though I prefer Walter Huston's quiet yet masterful acting in films such as American Madness, Dodsworth and Edge of Darkness better than his more buffoonish yet still powerful portrayals such as this one, I'm so glad that ol' Walt got to deliver a robust, scenery chewing turn for his last time on film.
I'd love to know your thoughts on this interesting movie. I'll try to write more later. Thanks in advance for any shared observations.
I'll content myself with being a reader, for now at least. I'll keep popping in to read yours with interest.