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Post by teleadm on Jan 29, 2021 19:33:30 GMT
I liked this movie, of course, my only little objection is that both Milland and Cummings as the husband and lover seemed a little bit too old for Grace (in real life they were around 20 years older). That should not surprise you. Look at her other leading men: Alec Guinness (The Swan, 1956): 15 years difference Bing Crosby (High Society, 1956): 26 years difference Cary Grant (To Catch a Thief, 1955): 25 years difference James Stewart (Rear Window, 1954): 21 years difference Clark Gable (Mogambo, 1929): 28 years difference Gary Cooper (High Noon, 1952): 28 years difference Not a teeny-bopper among them. She liked the mature, sophisticated, cosmopolitan type, and as just such a specimen myself I approve of her preference. I am surprised at your objection as you are European, not American. This idea that partners must be of similar ages is just a modern Transatlantic fad. Throughout the ages in all cultures those at the top of the pyramid in wealth, power or prestige have claimed first pick of the freshest and prettiest young women. Sweden lost it's innocence and free love label long ago, now we have "patriots" and "christians" too. Just like anyone else. But back to Dial M, I've never seen or read the play the movie is based on. I see now it wasn't clear, I meant that the Cummings character should have been played by an obviously younger actor, it would have created more tension and jealousy, someone like Rory Calhourn or of his generation.
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Post by london777 on Jan 29, 2021 20:30:11 GMT
... I meant that the Cummings character should have been played by an obviously younger actor, it would have created more tension and jealousy, someone like Rory Calhourn or of his generation. Good idea. The Milland and Cummings characters had more rapport with each other than either did with Kelly. I cannot remember, was she supposed to be English or American. If American, what were all three doing in London, wasting the valuable time of our police with their immoral New World antics. Should be two question marks in the previous paragraph but I cannot find the key on my new Spanish keyboard. Sorry.
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Post by hi224 on Jan 30, 2021 3:21:57 GMT
It's a very nice locked room mystery and Milliands honestly top notch here as well.
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Post by petrolino on Jan 31, 2021 3:07:31 GMT
I think it'd be somewhere in the middle for me, were I to rank those seen.
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