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Point of No Return (adapted by Paul Osborn from J. P. Marquand's novel) is a sure smash hit. Yet it is a hit at the expense of being a good play. Most of the Marquand virtues are discernible, but in Paul Osborn's version they are doled out in the smallest of small change. The whole thing has a smart, professional veneer, but it has no real psychological or satiric impact...
...first act, while the scene is set, Point of No Return is a deft genre study of life among the up & coming, rich with the telling samples of behavior, the satiric touches, social nuances, domestic details that Marquand is master of. For all three acts, Point of No Return is a generally deft production: pleasant staging, neat Jo Mielziner sets, enjoyable acting by Henry Fonda as Charles, by Leora Dana, John Cromwell, Frank Conroy, Robert Ross. Theater-wise, much of the play couldn't be smoother...
...Marquand. Two more Marquand males - this time a general and a news broadcaster - find the flavor of success mixed with the taste of ashes (TIME...
Melville Goodwin, U.S.A., by John P. Marquand. Two more Marquand males -this time a general and a news broadcaster - find the flavor of success mixed with the taste of ashes (TiME...
Point of No Return demonstrates that a good novel can be made into a good play. John Marquand collaborates with Paul Osborn and the result, with Henry Fonda, is worthwhile. The Colonial...