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There is nothing wrong with the story that wasn't wrong in the first place. The bum (John Garfield) still chances in at the roadside eatery, gets one good eyeful of the sex-starved wife (Lana Turner) of the lardy, trusting proprietor (Cecil Kellaway), who bought her underprivileged soul but not her overendowed body; and decides to settle down to serious work for a change...
...picture is directed by Tay Garnett, one of Hollywood's surest and most honest handlers of melodrama (Bataan, The Cross of Lorraine). Its chief players, Garfield and Turner, are box-office naturals. The forlornly prosperous roadside menage is an excellent set and there is, throughout, an unusual feeling for mannerism, place and atmosphere. The supporting work of Hume Cronyn and Leon Ames as lawyers is so good it. knocks a hole right through the picture...
...stockmarket is advancing all along. Values are increasing and there is no cause for pessimism in the future. To quote the immortal James A. Garfield: 'America is sound. God reigns and the flag flies over the Capitol in Washington...
...John L. was inaccurate. Garfield said: "God reigns, and the Government at Washington still lives...
Pride of the Marines (John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark; TIME, Sept...