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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 271084" data-attributes="member: 7">MILDRED PIERCE and HUMORESQUE do have a sharper, more mainstream appeal to them. They really read like a heightened rendition of Crawford&#039;s MGM Cinderella tales. From what I know, have seen, and have read about THE DAMNED DON&#039;T CRY and FLAMINGO ROAD, they do seem dustier, grittier, and maybe more vaguely realistic. They at least to be reaching for a grittier false reality over the Hollywood glossiness of the other two. 

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I am not terribly well-versed on Crawford&#039;s venture into comedy. I have seen her appearance on THE LUCY SHOW, which really isn&#039;t very good, and her turn in THE WOMEN, which is actually a very good movie. It&#039;s probably the only movie I actually really like Norma Shearer in, and I enjoy how Crawford plays a villain with a humorous slant. She also showed she was business savvy by accepting a co-starring role at a time when theater owners had labeled her &quot;box office poison&quot; and she knew she needed a good vehicle to recover her reputation. 

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I have watched Davis in THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, and I&#039;d say she does well enough with the material given, but comedy is certainly not her forte. I must give her credit for wanting to diversify, but she was clearly out of her element in those roles. Like you said, she could deliver a witty line on the right occasion, but her efforts in straight out comedy just falls short. She never quite reaches the right marks. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 271084, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]MILDRED PIERCE and HUMORESQUE do have a sharper, more mainstream appeal to them. They really read like a heightened rendition of Crawford's MGM Cinderella tales. From what I know, have seen, and have read about THE DAMNED DON'T CRY and FLAMINGO ROAD, they do seem dustier, grittier, and maybe more vaguely realistic. They at least to be reaching for a grittier false reality over the Hollywood glossiness of the other two. [/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="442px"]27228[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [JUSTIFY]I am not terribly well-versed on Crawford's venture into comedy. I have seen her appearance on THE LUCY SHOW, which really isn't very good, and her turn in THE WOMEN, which is actually a very good movie. It's probably the only movie I actually really like Norma Shearer in, and I enjoy how Crawford plays a villain with a humorous slant. She also showed she was business savvy by accepting a co-starring role at a time when theater owners had labeled her "box office poison" and she knew she needed a good vehicle to recover her reputation. [/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="377px"]27229[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [JUSTIFY] I have watched Davis in THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, and I'd say she does well enough with the material given, but comedy is certainly not her forte. I must give her credit for wanting to diversify, but she was clearly out of her element in those roles. Like you said, she could deliver a witty line on the right occasion, but her efforts in straight out comedy just falls short. She never quite reaches the right marks. [/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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