"Flesh and Fantasy" is an anthology film with three stories about the supernatural and all are directed by Julien Duvivier and they are all enjoyable...especially the first tale.
Story #1 is about a bitter and plain young woman (Betty Field) who lives in New Orleans. She lives a sad life of desperation and would love if her neighbor (Bob Cummings) would notice her. She meets a shop owner who insists she should go to Mardi Gras and wear a mask of a beautiful woman. She does and soon meets this man she's attracted to and they end up spending the evening together. What's next? See the film.
Story #2 is about a psychic who reads palms. At first, Marshall (Edward G. Robinson) thinks the guy is a fake. Later, however, he isn't so sure. Then, when the man tries to read his palm, the psychic refuses to tell him what he saw and after begging, the man agrees to meet Marshall later to explain. Later, he tells Marshall that he saw murder in his hand!! This story is based on the Oscar Wilde story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", though the ending is quite different.
Story #3 is about a high wire artist. Paul Gaspar (Charles Boyer) does an odd act where he pretends to be drunk! But after having a dream about falling, he loses his nerve. Later, he sees the woman he saw in the same dream (Barbara Stanwyck) and they hit it off. What's next? See the film.
While none of these stories are brilliant, they are all good and feature nice direction and some terrific actors. A very well polished and enjoyable old film...well worth seeing.
Story #1 is about a bitter and plain young woman (Betty Field) who lives in New Orleans. She lives a sad life of desperation and would love if her neighbor (Bob Cummings) would notice her. She meets a shop owner who insists she should go to Mardi Gras and wear a mask of a beautiful woman. She does and soon meets this man she's attracted to and they end up spending the evening together. What's next? See the film.
Story #2 is about a psychic who reads palms. At first, Marshall (Edward G. Robinson) thinks the guy is a fake. Later, however, he isn't so sure. Then, when the man tries to read his palm, the psychic refuses to tell him what he saw and after begging, the man agrees to meet Marshall later to explain. Later, he tells Marshall that he saw murder in his hand!! This story is based on the Oscar Wilde story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", though the ending is quite different.
Story #3 is about a high wire artist. Paul Gaspar (Charles Boyer) does an odd act where he pretends to be drunk! But after having a dream about falling, he loses his nerve. Later, he sees the woman he saw in the same dream (Barbara Stanwyck) and they hit it off. What's next? See the film.
While none of these stories are brilliant, they are all good and feature nice direction and some terrific actors. A very well polished and enjoyable old film...well worth seeing.