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Originally Posted by Sculpt
What prompted you to see Pinocchio?
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My daughter loved the Disney films when she was little, starting with THE LITTLE MERMAID, so watched a great many of them ,including the above. Some I like better than others and hadn't seen PINOCCHIO in awhile.
THE LETTER (1940)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>.>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>
This opens with a literal bang as Bette Davis and her pistol blow a guy to Hell and Back several times. The question is, was it self defense or something more. All the fawning over Davis by the other characters- You would think She is the Queen or such- gets old, but stick with it as other info comes to light, making this pretty good. Excellent turns by James Stephenson as her Lawyer (dying in real life just a few months after TL release) and Victor Seun Young-Charlie Chan's Number One Son as well as BONANZA's Hop Sing- as his efficient but extremely conniving clerk. Herbert Marshall (THE FLY) is also good as her adoring naive husband and You feel such pity for him as the story wraps.
Lots of appearances by other genre favorites as Tetsu Komai (ISLAND OF LOST SOULS), Doris Lloyd (NIGHT MONSTER, THE WOLF MAN, THE LODGER), Holmes Herbert (THE INVISIBLE MAN, 1931 Dr Jekyll AND MR HYDE), Freda Inescourt (RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE, THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE), Cecil Kellaway (THE MUMMY'S HAND, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS) and Gale Sondergaard (SPIDER WOMAN, 1941 THE BLACK CAT) whose glare alone will give You chills. ***1/2