The first guy who changed his vote was the last guy to raise his hand when the first vote was taken.

Fun reaction to this delightful classic! And I loved the old-school "No spoilers, please" announcement on the end of the film. 😊

I noticed this in the early episodes where they had a DEMON DETECTIVE, I was shocked and switched it off, and all the gore. It's disgusting.

if you enjoyed laughton's acting, you owe it to yourself to check out the film he directed: "Night of the Hunter." It's considered a masterpiece these days, but Laughton was so disappointed by how the reviews came in for it that he didn't want to direct another one.

Cagney was the best. Watta ya hear, watta ya say?

Tyrone Power -- "Vole" -- was an American actor.

Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester -- lawyer and nurse -- were actually married. And both among the greats.

The Vercict and Philadelphia are two another great Courtroom movies.

The Clinging Brunette, Leonard's Girlfriend was played by Ruta Lee who is last surviving Cast Member at age 89. The "guy in drag" was actually played by Marlena Dietrich.

You kept thinking, when am I going to see Orson Welles, because you have the mind of a child.

What "film buff" is so easily distracted by irrelevancies? You are too often a child, with a mind running off on irrelevancy.

And Anatomy of a Murder (1959) next

have you eat satan sandwich for the first time?

Michael Rennie. Starred in the sci fi film The day the earth stood still. He played Klatu. Now you need to react to the sequal. DEMETRIOUS AND TGE GLADIATORS.

Excellent Review! I've watched the movie over a dozen times and this review brought out some aspects I'd never realizes before (especially the blcka/white, yan/yang analysis). I also liked the reactor's box being in black and white; and the fact he wore a cowboy hat.

I showed this movie to a dear friend and by the time the credits rolled she was so angry that she was like “I want to curbstomp that French mf” haha he’s such a slimy bastard, truly an all-time villain

This movie is number 66 in the IMDB list, just ahead of The Shining...and i had never heard of it untill a few days ago. Saw it on TV, fantastic last 20 minutes, very entertaining movie with great acting.

"The Lion in Winter 1968 " 🎉❤😊

32:29 absolutely true! 😊

Wonderful reaction, and great commentary. 😊merry Christmas!🎄

4:33 heck yeah, it’s a Christmas movie! One of the best! 😅🎄Love Die Hard!

This is the greatest motion picture ever made. I'm so glad you finally caught up with it.

In real life, the guy who played Mr. Potter was a big softie. In fact, the night Lionel Barrymore - yes, Drew's great-uncle - moved into the new house he was building, they heard a faint mewing sound coming from within the walls. When they broke it open with a sledgehammer, they found two kittens; he adopted both of them on the spot.* Sadly, the wheelchair was not just a prop; severe arthritis ran in the family, and both he and his sister Ethel needed wheelchairs by the time they were sixty. *The mother cat never came back for her kittens. They rather notoriously hide babies in secure, concealed spots, - like a big empty house - and when she returned from hunting or whatever and saw the new people there, she probably took off.

Fantastic film and great reaction!!

EXCELLENT REVIEW!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Oh...just a note: Charles Boyer's last name is pronounced: "BOY-yeah", I believe.... THANKS, AGAIN, for being the ONLY REACTER I've SEEN react to this GREAT FILM!! Can't wait to watch more of your reactions!! HUGS from TEXAS!

Subscribed on THIS FILM: ALONE!! One of my favorites of ALL TIME!! THANK YOU for reacting to it!! Watching now: and, can't WAIT to find out what YOU THINK!!

If you enjoyed my reaction of this classic, check out my reaction to the hidden gem that is THE SET-UP here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWq2hIGgiduIkLM

Worth a trip in winter to see Vienna. You can visit the cemetery to see the roads disappear to infinity and take a tour after dusk to visit the sites used in the film including the doorway where Harry appears. Even see the big sewer which is actually a buried river.

Love the commentary Cheers!

Gary Cooper spent his childhood on a ranch in Montana ---- although, oddly, his parents sent him to a fashionable school in England for a while. He began his movie career as a stunt rider, and quickly established himself in silent westerns long before his many serious roles. Lloyd Bridges, who played the cowardly deputy, had a long career as a supporting actor, often in westerns, gradually getting lead rones, until he had major success in a hit television series, Sea Hunt. His two sons, and a grandson all became successful actors.

Since you reposted, I'll repost: You did find a hidden gem, but it is not hidden from everyone. I’ve been recommending this to reactors for the last couple years. It is well known to critics for being the most realistic boxing movie up to its time, the first movie that plays out in real time with multiple visits to the clock, and a notable early drama featuring a Black in a significant speaking role. I also suspect it’s grittiness may have inspired Rod Serling’s “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” Robert Ryan is probably the most underrated major star ever. He got typecast in villain or tough-guy roles in noir films and westerns. His most notable later movies are “Bad Day at Black Rock,” and “God’s Little Acre” (his best movie, I think). Stoker’s manager was George Tobias, a great character actor of the 40s. He played in many Falcon and Saint movies, and also as Sergeant York’s army friend, “Pusher,” who gets killed. As always, I very much appreciated your commentary.

Watch my reaction to another classic film noir, THE THIRD MAN, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4O4e4ONr7d7h8U

Jeff Bridges (or maybe it was Beau Bridges) told a story of how both Jeff and Beau were in the attic of the barn while below they were filming the fight scene between their dad, Lloyd Bridges, and Gary Cooper.

There is a theory for the success of this film at the time: whether it was the intention of the filmmakers or not the public saw a parallel with the US fighting the Korean war, against the communist villain, while the '"so called allies" and the UN, i.e. the townspeople, were not supporting the US enough.

That was great! I especially liked the informative titbits at the end regarding some of my favourite movies - Wowzer 🥰🥹☺️

Thank you but please consider put one female in only briefly, one scene, just once, paralegal bringing in evidence or something. Dynamics would change immediately

I would also recommend Hobson's Choice as another Laughton film, and also the wonderful Ruggles of Redgap. (btw don't get confused. it's Laughton who plays Ruggles, not his costar Charlie Ruggles.)

Thank you for your review. Your commentary was more enlightened and perceptive than those of most reviewers. Following you now. Happy Holidays!

I love Ingrid Bergman so much that I named my Rottweiler after her! My Rottie girl is a drama queen, so the name fits her!

He was never a “wild man” or a “savage”. She was rich, he was poor. But their love was pure. As simple as that.

Check out,A portrait of Jennie,brilliant movie, with Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones and Ethel Barrymoore

Good comments, as always. This was Angela Lansbury's first film, and she got an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role. A year later she got another nomination for her riveting supporting role as a dance hall girl in her third movie, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

I watched this movie with my aunt thirty years ago. I loved it. I particularly loved the scene in the end when her husband told her to untie him and she pretended she was crazy. Great scene. 😁

I can totally understand that reaction. When I saw this the first time I was sort of ambivalent. I had enjoyed a lot of the craftsmanship, but the story hadn't caught me. On a rewatch some years later I was amazed at how much more I enjoyed it and came to really appreciate the story and the characters.

You can see young Angela again in "Picture of Dorian Grey". Her mom has a tiny scene in a lovely movie with Judy Garland, "The Clock". And here she is from "Till the Clouds Roll By" in a bit part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnrWnnyEjMmejLM And a nice TCM short about Ingrid Bergman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKW4paikr72MkNk

Charles Boyer was French. This was my intro to him, and it took a few movies for the negative pov to leave me, but he is really a very good actor. I especially love him with Bette Davis in "All This and Heaven Too". Probably he's most famous at Pepe le Moko in "Algiers", which gave us the looney Toonz parody line "Come wiz mee to zee Cazbah." In this movie, he's playing opposite two very tall actresses, Ingrid and Angela, and I believe there were some boxes for him to stand on. "The Third Man" came after this one; Cotten made his film mark in "Citizen Kane", as did Agnes Moorhead and a few others .This wasn't his first movie per se, but it was the one that made him. To me, all you have to do is watch Cotten in action, and you can't go wrong casting him. The 1940 version is noted: I saw it once and it's different and interesting. Anton Walbrook is a good variation on Boyer. If you haven't seen Walbrook, you owe yourself a treat. Go immediately and watch "The Red Shoes". And then, to get another side of costar Marius Goring, go immediately after and watch "Stairway to Heaven", by the same gifted producing/directing partnership, Powell and Pressburger.

A MUST-SEE film with Angela Lansbury in an unforgettable role is The Manchurian Candidate (1959.) Her performance is riveting and astonishing. The entire film is top-notch and unique so even if it isn’t watched for Lansbury’s performance, it is mesmerizing and in some ways, groundbreaking. Highly recommended!

This was released in 1944 and was filmed in MGM’s studios. A previous version was made in England and released in 1940. However, because London was already beginning to suffer due to the early events of WW2, the production values of the film are not as strong as the American version. However, it is still worth watching, and features another excellent cast. The play on which these were based is sometimes titled Angel Street, and is one of the most often produced plays in many different countries.

The term "gaslighting" has become so connected with the idea of purposely driving someone crazy, it is hard for most people today to understand the connection to a quirk in an old-fashioned lighting system. In the movie, he uses a variety of methods to convince her she is losing her mind, so the dependency on the gas is some trivial. (A great modern variation on the idea, minus the gas, is the novel/made-for-tv-movie "See Jane Run.") The movie is set in circa 1885, shortly before the introduction of electrical lighting. Previous of course, there was candle light and oil lamps. The thing about gaslights as per the movie (and not a quirk of the other means of illumination) is that when the gas for another light is opened anywhere in the house, the gas pressure noticeably drops and all the other lights dim a bit. Another thing about gaslights, that has nothing to do with the movie, is that the gas was produced by small local companies, unregulated companies. Many of these would lower the pressure late at night to save money - sometimes so much, the flames themselves would go out, even though the gas jets were still emitting gas. The next day when the first lamp was lit, the house, being filled with gas, would explode. Other times the occupants could be gassed to death as they slept. ---- The era is also just before the introduction of telephones, which would have provided at least a modicum of connection to the outside world.