Tyrone Power had charm. Not much here. He tried hard, in movies like "Nightmare Alley." Not here.
Hildegard Knef is the real female lead. I must admit that I found her somewhat uninteresting. Believable in the role: yes, certainly. But she has little screen presence, at least here.
Patricia Neal is a superb actress and exciting personality. Hollywood didn't seem to know how to use her. She was in some good movies (including "Hud" and "The Hasty Heart." She was in some not so good movies but thrilling in them; and I am thinking, yes, of "The Fountainhead." Here she has a rather small part and she seems miscast. Additionally, in one scene, she wears a truly hideous hat and is filmed from the most unflattering angle possible. Could this have been intentional? If not, somehow a beautiful woman was made, for five or ten minutes, to look like a complete frump.
Hildegard Knef is the real female lead. I must admit that I found her somewhat uninteresting. Believable in the role: yes, certainly. But she has little screen presence, at least here.
Patricia Neal is a superb actress and exciting personality. Hollywood didn't seem to know how to use her. She was in some good movies (including "Hud" and "The Hasty Heart." She was in some not so good movies but thrilling in them; and I am thinking, yes, of "The Fountainhead." Here she has a rather small part and she seems miscast. Additionally, in one scene, she wears a truly hideous hat and is filmed from the most unflattering angle possible. Could this have been intentional? If not, somehow a beautiful woman was made, for five or ten minutes, to look like a complete frump.