{"id":3175,"date":"2016-02-21T09:39:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=3175"},"modified":"2016-02-21T09:39:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T15:39:58","slug":"3175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2016\/02\/21\/3175\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated Movie Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

As is tradition, this head cold is spent sleeping and watching movies – so last night we watched THE LADY AND THE MOB<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (1939). \u00a0Featuring a cast of an old lady and six mugs, she observes the beginnings of a protection racket, and, noting its economic impact on herself, demands the authorities remove the racket. They prove dilatory, so she pursues the problem herself, sending for help from a formerly unsavory character. \u00a0Beatings are administered, cars dash about emitting terrible clouds of smoke, we have a torture scene with a most terrifying denouement, the lady makes jail, but not bail, and the final corruption is rooted out. \u00a0And the introductory kiss …. I do believe the fellow is rooting around for gold down there.<\/p>\n

What a little gem!<\/p>\n

The star of the show is Fay Bainter<\/em>, who is new to me.\u00a0IMDB<\/a> claims she was born in 1893, so she was only 45-46 for this performance – but the makeup artists achieve the level of a 75 year old lady. \u00a0Strong, decisive, oblivious to collateral damage, and taking delight in what she’s doing, she achieves the charisma demanded by her role. \u00a0She may, indeed, beat the rap.<\/p>\n

The balance of the cast, aside from Ida Lupino<\/a><\/em>, are character actors who know their requirements and fulfill them well, to excellent results; Ida’s part could have been stronger, but she has not enough lines to really do anything but a bit of flash, which is a pity. The cinematography is adequate, the script is very good, the dialogue is mostly spot-on, although sometimes the mugs get to be a little much.<\/p>\n

Recommended.<\/p>\n

P.S. There are two cars involved in this movie, and the first appears to be … electric!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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