Lullaby (1960 TV Movie) User Reviews

1+1 Does Not Equal 3

[neilspoe · 7/10 · 3 December 2009]

Real life married actors performing together as newlyweds are always a real treat o watch perform. This is particularly true when the actors are Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson who are an incomparable pair and very talented.

The story of "Lullaby" is timeless...and its truths are just as comical as they are sad. Too many lonely older mothers cling possessively to their 'adult' sons for fear of being left alone instead of realizing they've not lost anything but have gained a daughter! The resentments and jealousy between the two women along with the general clueless behavior on the part of the son is classical Only Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson along with Ruth White could pull this oft-times pathetic kind of storyline into a lighthearted and humorous adventure.

Ruth white steals the show as'mother'.

Much of the dialog between the three actors in such a setting rings true to life, and makes for a myriad of reactions by the viewer especially this viewer who knows what it's like to be the new wife.

Lastly, I should have known that this high-quality production was connected with David Susskind who always produces the best in plays.

A great interesting drama!

[Sylviastel · 9/10 · 22 June 2005]

I bought this tape because of Ruth White, the actress from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. I enjoyed her performance just as much as the stars, Eli Wallach, who plays her son Johnny Horton and his wife, Anne Jackson who plays Eadie Horton, his newlywed wife. I thought the drama was little in writing but I felt that the chemistry between Anne Jackson and her real-life spouse Eli Wallach were fascinating to watch. They have been together for a long time and is one of Broadway's best loved couples for a reason. They work very well together and with Ruth White playing the overbearing mother-in-law to Eadie long before Doris Roberts' perfected the role on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Ruth herself was never married or had children in her own life. She entered acting after caring for her own ill parents. She became very successful only to die at 55 years old. She did win an Emmy Award and earned a Tony Nomination. If she had lived, she would have garnered more awards and nominations. I always wonder with Ruth what might have been. She certainly held her own in this drama.