One of the most powerful films ever made, this movie is finally available on DVD. It's good to report that it fully lives up to its enormous underground reputation – even if the climax does come across as a little too pat for comfort and Eric Linden seems a little too weak for the role of the steadfast hero. All the other players are excellent, particularly Cecilia Parker (borrowed from M-G-M for this one – the best of her sixty movies), Clara Blandick and Roger Imhof (as the Adamses) and Henry Kolker (as our hero's dad). Produced on a remarkably generous budget by Poverty Row standards, the movie was the opening shot of fledgling studio, Grand National, who obviously regarded it as a prestige production. Unfortunately, audiences thought otherwise, and the movie lost money. It was re-titled "Sins of Children" (sic) but that didn't catch the public's attention either. Available on a very good Alpha DVD.
Review of In His Steps
