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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 334635" data-attributes="member: 7">I watched SUDDEN FEAR today. This 1952 noirish thriller was Crawford&#039;s first film after leaving Warner Brothers. I found the film to be terribly good. Crawford shines in what is probably one of her finest screen portrayals. She plays Myra Hudson, a successful playwright, who marries an actor named Lester Blaine (Jack Palance), after she fires him from her latest production. As luck would have it, Lester and his side-chick, Irene (Gloria Grahame), have plans on riding themselves of Myra so Lester can obtain her fortune. I don&#039;t think that me disclosing such a plotline will ruin the story for anyone wanting to see it for the first time. Most movie watchers will know where this story is going, but the fun is seeing how it all comes to that climax. And the suspense along the way is thrilling. Crawford had a good run of films between 1945 and 1952, with this probably being one of the last truly great films she&#039;d make. Crawford is superb in this role, with it being a significant step-up from the likes of GOODBYE, MY FANCY (1951) and THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS (1952), her final films with the Brothers Warner that didn&#039;t perform well at the box office. As ALL ABOUT EVE did for Davis, SUDDEN FEAR was a career-turnaround for Crawford. Her performance won raves and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for the third and final time. The other cast members, such as Palance and Grahame, are equally strong. I&#039;ve seen each of them in other films, and I&#039;ve always enjoyed their work. Where SUDDEN FEAR works best is in the quiet moments. There are instances where Crawford reacts to situations quietly without any background music whatsoever. We are left to see her fear and worry about where her circumstances will take her. At close to two hours long, the movie moves along smoothly and doesn&#039;t feel padded. With such a lengthy running time, I worried of getting bored with the story, but that didn&#039;t have time to happen. The story progresses effortlessly and the tension builds right up until the very last frame. SUDDEN FEAR is definitely an essential Crawford film. If you haven&#039;t seen it, I&#039;d urge you to do so. [ATTACH=full]39808[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 334635, member: 7"] I watched SUDDEN FEAR today. This 1952 noirish thriller was Crawford's first film after leaving Warner Brothers. I found the film to be terribly good. Crawford shines in what is probably one of her finest screen portrayals. She plays Myra Hudson, a successful playwright, who marries an actor named Lester Blaine (Jack Palance), after she fires him from her latest production. As luck would have it, Lester and his side-chick, Irene (Gloria Grahame), have plans on riding themselves of Myra so Lester can obtain her fortune. I don't think that me disclosing such a plotline will ruin the story for anyone wanting to see it for the first time. Most movie watchers will know where this story is going, but the fun is seeing how it all comes to that climax. And the suspense along the way is thrilling. Crawford had a good run of films between 1945 and 1952, with this probably being one of the last truly great films she'd make. Crawford is superb in this role, with it being a significant step-up from the likes of GOODBYE, MY FANCY (1951) and THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS (1952), her final films with the Brothers Warner that didn't perform well at the box office. As ALL ABOUT EVE did for Davis, SUDDEN FEAR was a career-turnaround for Crawford. Her performance won raves and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for the third and final time. The other cast members, such as Palance and Grahame, are equally strong. I've seen each of them in other films, and I've always enjoyed their work. Where SUDDEN FEAR works best is in the quiet moments. There are instances where Crawford reacts to situations quietly without any background music whatsoever. We are left to see her fear and worry about where her circumstances will take her. At close to two hours long, the movie moves along smoothly and doesn't feel padded. With such a lengthy running time, I worried of getting bored with the story, but that didn't have time to happen. The story progresses effortlessly and the tension builds right up until the very last frame. SUDDEN FEAR is definitely an essential Crawford film. If you haven't seen it, I'd urge you to do so. [ATTACH type="full"]39808[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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