|
 |
June Bride (1948)
|
by MGM (Warner)
Sales Rank: 19594
Price: $19.98
|
|
|
Not an important picture per se, but a pleasurable one. Davis and Montgomery can do it all, and their acting in these ridiculous roles is outstanding. All of their years of training and perfecting their screen timing pay off here, as with effortless elegance and wit they parry back and forth the bright lines handed them by the screenwriting team. It's a pyrotechnic display of sparks and lightning, particularly at the opening scenes, when Montgomery attempts to seduce Davis in her own apartment. When the "HOME LIFE" crew arrives in Indiana it's almost as if a different movie was starting, less Noel Coward than Ma Kettle. <br /> <br />Isn't that Barbara Bates playing the putative June Bride--the one who plays Phoebe at the end of ALL ABOUT EVE? It's chilling to see her here acting all phony with Bette Davis. She's supposed to be a down home girl, and she proves it with a strange Southern accent as though she'd been brought up in Mississippi instead of Indiana. Her younger sister, "Boo," is the real heart of the picture and as played by Betty Lynn she's not as adorable as she's supposed to be. Miss Lynn was much better as Loretta Young's daughter in MOTHER WAS A FRESHMAN, where the camera could really take a long look at the hard edges behind her round eager face. In contrast, Mary Wickes, so often a hapless clown in the movies, actually looks pretty nifty, even sexy, in her modified "New Look" sophisticated clothes. Fay Bainter, playing Paula, goes through the whole picture apparently believing she is the main character in the film, but she's tremendously warm and loveable. <br /> <br />And what happened to Raymond Roe, who plays "Bud," the young groom? He's like a cross between Farley Granger and Darryl Hickman, but blond. He had interesting parts in STRANGE BARGAIN and DEAR WIFE, but this is his biggest part by far (that I know of). By the time 1950 rolled around his career was all but over. Why? One of the great Hollywood mysteries is why some actors seem to have been given contracts, billing, the "buildup" and maybe they were let go for some reason, but today they look great. Raymond Roe should have been a big, big star!
Viewer Reviews
This is a good little movie. Cute story line. Good for Bette Davis fans
Back To Top
|
June Bride (1948)
Available from Amazon
|
|
NOTICE: All product prices, availability, and specifications
are subject to verification by their respective retailers.
Copyright © 2009, Dominant Systems Corporation
info@HowlingVideo.com
Privacy Policy
Last Modified : 1-6-2009
|
