He's about my favorite actor and he did a fantastic job emoting, with that little grin and sense of quiet power underneath his emotions that always grabs me. This isn't his film, although he's in it a great deal, and the confrontation scene with Turner showed his snapping straight to action that made his Admiral Nelson on his TV show entertaining to watch. His role stood out to me, and so did Walston's job of acting the really conniving, debt-ridden sleazy chauffeur who was lucky to get away with his life.
As for Turner and Quinn, they did fine -- I believed the passion and will remember their kissing of each other's hands as a pretty good depiction of devotion and obsession. It saved a lot of footage of them sucking face, anyway! San Francisco and its mansions and glorious bay stood out as scenery. Also nice was a starring role for a pussycat to add to the mystery of the plot, The little boy, Kohler, had to my ears a touch of Noo Yawk in his speech, and sure enough, looking him up proves he was from New Jersey. He did okay as just a regular little kid, no dramatic highjinks or angst that wasn't solved quickly. All in all, I enjoyed this melodrama quite a lot and recommend it.
As for Turner and Quinn, they did fine -- I believed the passion and will remember their kissing of each other's hands as a pretty good depiction of devotion and obsession. It saved a lot of footage of them sucking face, anyway! San Francisco and its mansions and glorious bay stood out as scenery. Also nice was a starring role for a pussycat to add to the mystery of the plot, The little boy, Kohler, had to my ears a touch of Noo Yawk in his speech, and sure enough, looking him up proves he was from New Jersey. He did okay as just a regular little kid, no dramatic highjinks or angst that wasn't solved quickly. All in all, I enjoyed this melodrama quite a lot and recommend it.