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Tyrone Power is charged with murdering an
older woman that he had
befriended; Marlene Deitrich is his wife,
whose testimony is the only
thing that can save him...
Pretty typical Agatha Christie mystery, better
than most. Plot twists
galore, and a surprise ending (which we are
warned during the closing
credits NOT TO TELL A SOUL...)
I remembered seeing this as a young otter and
thinking it was very
good...and I was not far wrong. Marlene
Deitrich is going down the road
of too many face lifts, and her impersonation
of a lower-class English
girl is ludicrous, but otherwise, she wasn't
too bad...and Tyrone Power,
although
past his peak of good looks, is good for the
role he plays. And Charles
Laughton, what a delight to watch and listen
to. Worth watching for him
alone, as is anything he did. Not to mention
Elsa Lanchester as his
overprotective nurse, their byplay is classic.
Stands up well to the test of time, worth
seeing (or seeing again).
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