Great moody cinematography from Nick Musuraca but little else. Aside from Gig Young's public defender investigator and the guy who plays his law and order dad (shades of James Garner and Noah Beery here) the acting is one long crap fest. And the writing and direction are lackluster, at best. Not even a feeble attempt is made by scenarist DeVallon Scott to explore the interesting theme he has set up of glittering youth's fall, during WW2, from the moral and physical heights, as the seven "clean cut kids" of 1938 are, by 1946, financial and emotional wrecks. And although his pacing is decent, when over 75% of your actors ham it up or phone it in then director George Archinbault must be looked upon with at least a somewhat jaundiced eye. C plus.
PS...Bob Ewell playing a good guy? Again, less than stellar acting.
PS...Bob Ewell playing a good guy? Again, less than stellar acting.