Newton was delightful. I described him a few months back after watching a clip as "a dashing Muppet with an RP accent," and seeing the rest of the movie didn't change that assessment.
Did I already commend The Desert Rats (1953) to your attention? You did, and I've been meaning to watch it.
I'm also about half-way through Obsession AKA The Hidden Room (1949), which I'm positive you reviewed years ago, but I can't find it. Newton has crackling, toxic chemistry with Sally Gray and with Phil Brown, but the latter two don't have much with each other IMO. The opening act left me feeling it would all make more sense if Dr. and Mrs. Riordan shared a kink where she brings home young men just so he can walk in and the two of them start the cat-and-mouse verbal sparring and waving about of pistols that may or may not be loaded while the increasingly-nervous third wheel stands around watching.
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Date: 2024-02-26 09:10 pm (UTC)From:I described him a few months back after watching a clip as "a dashing Muppet with an RP accent," and seeing the rest of the movie didn't change that assessment.
Did I already commend The Desert Rats (1953) to your attention? You did, and I've been meaning to watch it.
I'm also about half-way through Obsession AKA The Hidden Room (1949), which I'm positive you reviewed years ago, but I can't find it. Newton has crackling, toxic chemistry with Sally Gray and with Phil Brown, but the latter two don't have much with each other IMO. The opening act left me feeling it would all make more sense if Dr. and Mrs. Riordan shared a kink where she brings home young men just so he can walk in and the two of them start the cat-and-mouse verbal sparring and waving about of pistols that may or may not be loaded while the increasingly-nervous third wheel stands around watching.