7/10
Stanwyck and Capra
14 August 2017
Florence Fallon (Barbara Stanwyck) loses her preacher father and takes to the pulpit to denounce his uncaring flock for not appreciating his goodness. She takes her bitter rants to the radio and becomes a highly successful evangelist with greedy promoter Bob Hornsby. John Carson is a blind struggling songwriter taken with Florence's sermons. His faith in her restores her faith in humanity.

Frank Capra and Stanwyck bring a nice tale of redemption and salvation. This is Capra a little bit before his biggest hits. It certainly has his movie belief in humanity and goodness. Stanwyck has her usual acting power. John Carson should be less well off and leave that dummy out of this please. He needs to work with orphans or heal the sick which could inspire her. Stanwyck and the Capraism mostly work which is very good. This is like an early flawed prototype for Capra's later icons.
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