Review of Small Town Boy

For naive Stuart Irwin, that decision comes easy as he finds what they are all about, especially his own mother and his ultra spoiled brother. It all comes to a head when he finds a hundred dollar bill. On the street and seeks to find whom it belonged to. Pops Jer Prouty is actually fairly decent to him While Clara Blandick is the total mother from hell, criticizing Erwin on everything he does while indulging lazy brother James Blakely on everything he aspires not to do. At first, the obnoxiousness of the family is difficult to tolerate but as Erwin and Prouty begin to stand up for themselves , the story becomes easier to tolerate. Erwin and Prouty give believable performances but Blandick is totally unsympathetic, making it hard to accept the future Auntie Em in such a hateful role. Still, there are a lot of lessons to learn hate about human greed and selfishness, making this very interesting from a human element.