This character and the film's ambiance seem closer to what is written about Tracy's life than anything else he ever made.
(His "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" was dark -- Ingrid Bergman is sensational in it. But his switch from good to bad is so tacky it's literally laughable -- though not his fault.)
The last line of this dark movie is one of the bleakest in movie history. Listen for it.
In many ways he plays a character similar to the title role in "Father of the Bride," made around the same time. Everyone in that movie boozed it up, but that was thought natural and/or comical. Here is a sad semi-reformed alcoholic with a guilty conscience.
The only real flaw is the Jay C. Flippen character with the ludicrous Scandinavian accent used. The rest is a great noir.
(His "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" was dark -- Ingrid Bergman is sensational in it. But his switch from good to bad is so tacky it's literally laughable -- though not his fault.)
The last line of this dark movie is one of the bleakest in movie history. Listen for it.
In many ways he plays a character similar to the title role in "Father of the Bride," made around the same time. Everyone in that movie boozed it up, but that was thought natural and/or comical. Here is a sad semi-reformed alcoholic with a guilty conscience.
The only real flaw is the Jay C. Flippen character with the ludicrous Scandinavian accent used. The rest is a great noir.