I like comedy, especially when it's funny. And I like crime, especially when it happens on the silver screen and not to me.
Half A Sinner has a comedy bit where a gas station attendant is tied up and gagged. That was kinda funny cause the gas station attendant was played by Walter Cattlet who knew how to play funny.
John Dusty King knew how to grin his way through a part. It was like director Al Christie said to him: "Kid, until WW 2 starts, it's still the Great Depression and audiences want to see their leading men grin a lot - so grin a lot!" Once grin acting became less popular, King's career faded. I see in his bio that he eventually retired from acting and opened a Waffle Restaurant.
I like how Heather Angel's idea of letting loose is to ditch her glasses, buy some new duds and then go sit on a bench in the park reading a magazine. Talk about your free spirit!
I'm not sure I totally buy her stealing a car in order to avoid being harassed by the hood. That scene didn't flow organically for me. Come to think of it, I don't think as a whole, Half A Sinner worked for me. Maybe it would have been better had they fully embraced the sinning side of things.
Half A Sinner has a comedy bit where a gas station attendant is tied up and gagged. That was kinda funny cause the gas station attendant was played by Walter Cattlet who knew how to play funny.
John Dusty King knew how to grin his way through a part. It was like director Al Christie said to him: "Kid, until WW 2 starts, it's still the Great Depression and audiences want to see their leading men grin a lot - so grin a lot!" Once grin acting became less popular, King's career faded. I see in his bio that he eventually retired from acting and opened a Waffle Restaurant.
I like how Heather Angel's idea of letting loose is to ditch her glasses, buy some new duds and then go sit on a bench in the park reading a magazine. Talk about your free spirit!
I'm not sure I totally buy her stealing a car in order to avoid being harassed by the hood. That scene didn't flow organically for me. Come to think of it, I don't think as a whole, Half A Sinner worked for me. Maybe it would have been better had they fully embraced the sinning side of things.