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Title: Where's the Camp?
Review: I have seen a slew of campy Joan Crawford movies recently, many of the so-bad-they're-brilliant ilk (Strait-Jacket, Sudden Fear), a few with memorable one-liners but not enough to become kitsch classics (Torch Song, Queen Bee, Female on the Beach) but I found Autumn Leaves utterly disappointing. The first half of this film is boring and becomes stagnant to the point of wanting to fast-forward. I kept hoping for some over-the-top histrionics which are a Crawford trademark. The only satisfaction I got was from the typewriter scene listening to her odd, gurgling wails, and the encounter with Vera Miles and Lorne Greene outside her bungalow. If you're looking for camp, watch Strait-Jacket again, and avoid Autumn Leaves.
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