Title: Riches to Rags Story with a Heart
Product review: LTs performance the last 30-40 minutes is heart wrenching. I always thought of her as somewhat of a lightweight who coasted on her looks, but here she really delivers the goods. I have to admit laughing at a couple scenes during the first half that seemed especially contrived and melodramatic, e.g., a collapse into a snowbank due to emotional distress. Generally not something to laugh at, but....judge for yourself. But the last third of the picture--WOW. She was/is entirely convincing as a fallen woman, drunk, addict and loving mother who had more than atoned for her "sins." If the courtroom scenes don't move you, you have no heart. This is a definite watch if you like Douglas Sirk films or Turner's other vehicles such as Peyton Place or Imitation of Life. This managed to blow Imitation of Life (ending) out of the water--no mean feat.
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