Word: villainized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This cast manages to shatter the traditional aloofness of Boston audiences. Every time Manningham tries to strangle his wife and is foiled by the entrance of Sergeant Rough, a lengthy sigh rises from the orchestra and the balconies. At several points the staid Bostonians booed the villain and shouted directions at the hero...
...disappointing after her fine job in "King's Row." Ronald Reagan, Errol Flynn, and Alan Hale can be described only as "dashing," which is just what they should be, and Raymond Massey, though slightly hampered by his lack of success in assuming a German accent makes a thoroughly dislikable villain...
...Mary Astor, as the girl who's always there when the shooting starts, is always attractive scenery. The fact that she can act with the best of a strong cast does not weaken the film. Sydney Green Street, hugely imposing, is the perfect villain of the piece. To say that he plays a large part in its success is not a redundancy...
...ironically enough, with Sam Houston appearing out of the clouds, and orating wildly with a lush New England accent. That'll give you a rough idea of what goes on for an hour and a quarter, Texas Standard Time. Broderick Crawford manages to portray a refreshingly different sort of villain, but aside from that--well, Houston had the right idea...
...played in twelve flops in 18 months, quit to try radio. He was an announcer on a small local station when TIME discovered him. In 1932 he married Constance McKay, whom he had met when she was the heroine of a Broadway play in which he was the villain. They have an eight-year-old daughter, Nancy...