My husband and I enjoyed "The Crowded Sky", with all of its idiosyncracies and cultural datedness. However, it was troubling, to say the least, that Rhonda Fleming and Ephram Zimbalist Jr.--key stars in the film--had no closure at the end. The fate of the pilot, the co-pilot, the pilot's complex wife and daughter: they were left loose ends.
I had hoped the pilots were going to eject. What finally happened was never dealt with--it was as if they didn't exist. Only the happy endings of the passengers were explained, described.
In spite of the flashbacks' awkwardness, at times, the characters' lives were all quite interesting. All the more disappointing that we did not have enough follow up for the others.
The Technicolor is lush. Ann Francis is beautiful. The WPA renditions of art and meaning gave a special dimension.
I had hoped the pilots were going to eject. What finally happened was never dealt with--it was as if they didn't exist. Only the happy endings of the passengers were explained, described.
In spite of the flashbacks' awkwardness, at times, the characters' lives were all quite interesting. All the more disappointing that we did not have enough follow up for the others.
The Technicolor is lush. Ann Francis is beautiful. The WPA renditions of art and meaning gave a special dimension.