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The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey (1943)
9/10
Toby IS not in Blackface!
5 November 2022
For all those questioning the use of a "white boy in blackface" one only needs to google child actor, Antony Scott, and view all the images of him as an adult. He's clearly black. Sadly, he died in 1983 at the young age of 50.

It was distressing to hear the "n" word used in this film, but as one who doesn't believe in removing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Little Black Sambo" et al from school libraries etc., it's something I'm able to get past.

I thoroughly enjoy this film & have viewed it twice over the years. Nice to see a younger version of James Mason (wasn't his wife, the very talkative Pamela Mason, always on Merv Griffin?) and then-newbie, Stewart Granger. Calvert and Lockwood were perfectly cast as well! Great film imo!
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Child of Divorce
Child of Divorce (1946)
8/10
Heartbreaking, well-made film.
4 June 2019
I didn't know of the "Hays Code" re divorce until coming here today after viewing this movie. TCM ran several divorce theme films last week & I couldn't help but notice that this movie is a remake of the 1934 movie "Wednesday's Child". "Child of Divorce" has a 7 year-old girl as the main character, while Wednesday's Child's is a 10 year-old boy. Interesting twist. having seen the movies back-to-back!

One gaffe that stood out was when "Bobby" tells the judge that's she's "7, almost 8" and in grade "4A". Unless I heard it wrong, a 7 year-old would be in 2nd grade, not 4th! No big deal, but I wonder how that got by the editors. (I think Bobby added that she "skipped a grade", but even so, that would put her in 3rd, not 4th grade)!

Poignant film.
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
8/10
Huh?
26 March 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I missed the beginning of this movie. I enjoyed Perry Mason with Raymond Burr while growing up, so I was fan of enchanted to stumble upon this movie, which I also learned is part of a series that I will now look for. I watched this on TCM.

Missing the beginning scenes might be why I was left confused & missed the point of the title.

One really needs to pay close attention or you'll not be able to follow it very well & I sure missed something as I was left wondering where the real Janice was - or did the fake Janice also turn out to be the real one?

But one thing I didn't miss was was a production goof in which the courtroom chairs & defendant's table are suddenly empty in the midst of Mason's cross of Brownings grandson! As the camera pans back & forth from Perry to the grandson, those chairs & table are filled with people, only to become empty, then fill up again! And that scene lasts for several seconds. Quite funny!
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