mcalfieri

I'm just about finished watching the second season and the beautiful interplay between Charlie and Nick really seduces the viewer. I absolutely love their relationship and I wish there was more screen time of the boys' budding relationship. The writing is on point - I'm 68 but the story brings me back 40 years ago to my own romance with my partner. There is so much truth here. When the story focuses on other characters I kind of lose interest. One criticism I have is the soundtrack- I really think it's aweful. There was not a single memorable song that bubbled up for me. And there is a lot of music.

I was casually watching this movie today when the action shifted to an emergency surgery performed in a private home. Dr Gillespie was in attendance as was Dr. Kildare. The surgeon has his back to the camera. When he turns around he is black. Gillespie then proceeds to praise the surgeon and the surgeon responds with some thoughtful words. To see a black American treated so thoughtfully and well was simply amazing at this time in Hollywood. I couldn't find the doctor in the list of cast members. And there was no mention of the scene in the trivia section of th IMDB. The scene must have added to the script perhaps by an event that caused the writers to add it , but I'm speculating.

I e been waiting for years to watch this movie after seeing the iconic promotional adds of Wolheim gripping Astor in a tight embrace. Well this precode talkie is a real dud. The story follows two bank robbers (Keith and Astor) posing as missionaries who charter Wolheim's boat to escape the law from the United States. Wolheim initially lusts after Astor and tries to seduce her. After she rejects him he undergoes a metamorphosis and seeks to change his life not knowing that both Keith and Astor are criminals and posing as a religious couple. Hugh Herbert shares writing credit and is his usual unfunny self. Keith is downright nasty. Astor is beautiful but the material clearly is strangling her. Compare her here to the character she plays in Dodsworth five years later. Wolheim died 2 months after this movie was released. He was 51 and died of stomach cancer. He clearly struggled with the material too. Other than a curiosity, I'd pass on this.