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The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
Ridiculous
This movie gallops through so many silly plot shortcuts that the cardboard characters simply cannot be believed. The worst and most obvious is the incriminating letter hidden in the pocket of Lord's coat. Her geriatric husband sends the coat to the jury room with the innocent suggestion that "she might need it." Why would she need it? The jury deliberations are indoors in climate-controlled conditions. And then she puts the signed jury verdict in a pocket of the same coat. Why? It was a short walk from the jury room to court room, where she would read the verdict. Then, in her apparent guilty confusion, she hands the letter to the bailiff instead of the verdict document. Of course, the bailiff is compelled to read the letter in open court, and the wording is so specific and so damning that all is made clear. A rule of thumb: The shorter these B pictures are, the worse they are.
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Everybody, Please Settle Down
Great stars, golden character actors. But did you ever hear so much yelling and screaming? It's like Stewart and Colbert are two fire hoses that open up fill blast whenever it's their turn to speak a line. What results is an endless stream of manic surliness. Subtlety is not this movie's long suit.