I finally had a chance to catch this classic - home of Ronald Reagan's most famous movie line ("Where's the Rest of Me?") - on TCM. It made an interesting contrast to "Some Came Running", which I had seen in the previous week or so. Both are soap operas, in that they deal with the darker side of the personal lives of a small set of characters. While "Some Came Running" left me cold, "King's Row" had a story line and characters that kept me involved as their tale unfolded over time. Although the actors here, with the possible exception of Claude Rains, are B-level, they all put in workmanlike performances and the direction keeps the story line moving along. Although I've not seen a lot of Reagan's work, I suspect this may be one of his better performances. All in all, well worth watching.
