23 year old Angela Lansbury is Susan; Lansbury had been nominated for Gaslight just a couple years before. Margaret OBrien is the extra-precocious child Flavia. Susan's boyfriend Steve (George Murphy) is getting out of prison, but they have been keeping that from Flavia. it gets tiring listening to high-energy Flavia, much like a little bit of Shirley Temple, goes a LONG way. when money goes missing, everyone's life gets turned upside down. Flavia learns some hard lessons, while Steve realizes he'll always be suspected when anything bad happens. a gritty look at life in the big city during the 1930s. and so many of the things Flavia believed as a happy little girl turned out to be false. Can she regain happiness? some religion thrown in here too. starts out ok but gets soapy, sudsy. and all that sad music. meh. Directed by Roy Rowland. educated guy. married to hollywood royalty.
Review of Tenth Avenue Angel
