Word: hut
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quent use of miniatures and fake outdoor sets, particularly in the earlier sequences; the absurd theatricality of little, linking scenes that could with no more trouble have been made natural and valid; and the miscasting of Betty Compson who, with her worn, heavily cosmetized prettiness. in a hut in the middle of a forest looks little like a tough Russian girl camping out. Chester Morris, though highly histrionic, makes the part of Grischa believable, and the last sequences, especially the execution, are directed with realism. Best shot: the audience looking toward the firing squad through a black screen that...