Word: wellesian
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Cinemactress Colbert, moving waxy and beautifully gowned through a series of handsome sets, manages to convey the idea that she cannot quite pierce the Wellesian disguise of beard, limp and heavy Teutonic accent. Welles himself, posing as an Austrian scientist, does a far more skillful job of characterization than the creaky plot and prevailing platitudes warrant...
Played in a very effective atmosphere, created by Howard Bay's strikingly simple sets and Moc Hack's Wellesian lighting. "The Eve of St. Mark" tells the truth so plainly, so free from flag waving, that it should rank with the best plays...