Post by Salzmank on Feb 8, 2021 21:23:33 GMT
Took me more than two years, but I finally watched it.
And it’s really good—so much better than the dull ’50s Tyrone Power remake.
As ever, Howard comes off as slightly supercilious but not, somehow, unlikable, a combination that made him perfect for costume dramas. If only his character didn’t keep putting his foot in his mouth with his “predictions”! Heather Angel and Betty Lawford are lovely, and Angel has this unusual charm that fits her character like a glove (she also looks a bit like Frasier’s Jane Leeves, amusingly enough).
The picture is stage bound, but that stage dialogue is a lot of fun. And there’s one wild montage near the end that seems to come out of nowhere (I loved it, natch).
The ending, though, is unusual for this sort of stories—chilly, even a little harsh. Gah, why does Howard’s character make that choice? It kind of prefigures Somewhere in Time’s ending, in fact.
Now, I am a sucker for the time-travel and alternate-universe romance (I’m not sure why…), so I was kinda predisposed to like this, but I’m delighted it’s as good as it is.
Great print on YouTube, by the way:
And it’s really good—so much better than the dull ’50s Tyrone Power remake.
As ever, Howard comes off as slightly supercilious but not, somehow, unlikable, a combination that made him perfect for costume dramas. If only his character didn’t keep putting his foot in his mouth with his “predictions”! Heather Angel and Betty Lawford are lovely, and Angel has this unusual charm that fits her character like a glove (she also looks a bit like Frasier’s Jane Leeves, amusingly enough).
The picture is stage bound, but that stage dialogue is a lot of fun. And there’s one wild montage near the end that seems to come out of nowhere (I loved it, natch).
The ending, though, is unusual for this sort of stories—chilly, even a little harsh. Gah, why does Howard’s character make that choice? It kind of prefigures Somewhere in Time’s ending, in fact.
Now, I am a sucker for the time-travel and alternate-universe romance (I’m not sure why…), so I was kinda predisposed to like this, but I’m delighted it’s as good as it is.
Great print on YouTube, by the way: