The "Kind Lady" in question is Ethel Barrymore. She isn't so much kind
as vain and very foolish, allowing thief, con-man and potential murderer
Maurice Evans into her home. This began life as a short story by Hugh
Walpole, before being adapted for the stage by Edward Chodorov and
having been previously filmed in 1935 with Aline MacMahon and Basil
Rathbone. This version was directed, (very well), by John Sturges in
1951 and as well as Barrymore and Evans the excellent cast also includes
Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, John Williams and Betsy Blair. However,
the real stars of the picture are the house where all the action takes
place, (Cedric Gibbons was one of the art directors), and the luminous
black and white cinematography of Joseph Ruttenberg. Not quite a small
gem, perhaps, but very good indeed.
Thursday, 14 June 2018
KIND LADY
The "Kind Lady" in question is Ethel Barrymore. She isn't so much kind
as vain and very foolish, allowing thief, con-man and potential murderer
Maurice Evans into her home. This began life as a short story by Hugh
Walpole, before being adapted for the stage by Edward Chodorov and
having been previously filmed in 1935 with Aline MacMahon and Basil
Rathbone. This version was directed, (very well), by John Sturges in
1951 and as well as Barrymore and Evans the excellent cast also includes
Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, John Williams and Betsy Blair. However,
the real stars of the picture are the house where all the action takes
place, (Cedric Gibbons was one of the art directors), and the luminous
black and white cinematography of Joseph Ruttenberg. Not quite a small
gem, perhaps, but very good indeed.
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