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Title: oh melanie, if ashley could see you now!
Review: olivia dehaviland was at the peak of her stardom when she made this overwrought "serious" movie. like most "serious" movies, time has not been kind. its views of mental illness now seem almost comical, and apart from the well-remembered overhead camera sequence, theres nothing even fun in a lurid tone, save for the bull dyke hospital nurse, and even she is just a shadow compared to movies like "caged". im glad this film brought attention to the bad conditons in mental hoispitals, but much like sinclairs novel "the jungle", that is more to be respected than admired.
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