What's Joan Fontaine Doing In Gower Gulch?
In 1912, Monte Blue won the Olympic decathlon. Second-placer Kenneth Harlan got him disqualified,and took the Olympic gold himself. Now, twenty-five years later, Harlan regrets this -- not enough to give back the medal -- and helps Blue's son, Bruce Bennett (still credited as Herman Brix) to train and win. However, Harlan's daughter is more interested in Bennett than his Olympic chances, and it's hard and boring work to train.
It's a surprisingly good movie from Gower Gulch director Lynn Shores, who was on a bit of an upswing from horse operas, on his way to directing 20th Century-Fox's profitable Charlie Chan movies, then finishing his career as an assistant director on top Fox movies. Bennett is low-key in his delivery, but good, although when he's opposite the slumming Fontaine he sounds dull. Maybe he's in awe.
It's a surprisingly good movie from Gower Gulch director Lynn Shores, who was on a bit of an upswing from horse operas, on his way to directing 20th Century-Fox's profitable Charlie Chan movies, then finishing his career as an assistant director on top Fox movies. Bennett is low-key in his delivery, but good, although when he's opposite the slumming Fontaine he sounds dull. Maybe he's in awe.
- boblipton
- Sep 3, 2019