Sadie McKee 04/05/25

Glamorous Joan’s screen image is now fully defined, and her improved acting carries her pictures with grace and assurance. Director Clarence Brown makes a soapy story play like high drama. It’s rags to riches again, as one woman captivates the three men in her life. Sexy Sadie elopes with one man, marries another and resents a third, but guess who ends up the winner?  Edward Arnold’s performance is the standout; Franchot Tone and Gene Raymond do well enough, but we prefer the smart comic touch of Jean Dixon. And it takes a minute to accept the sight of Arnold, Akim Tamiroff and Leo G. Carroll looking far younger than we ever thought they could. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
04/05/25