So this movie is about preachers swindling people out of money and stuff? That must have been a spicy subject in 1931.
This looks pretty odd! I mean, the lions in the background are back projection, but the bars on the cage don’t look like they’re in the same shot as the actors, either? Oh, no, it’s just the odd way it’s lit…
The premise here is interesting — it’s about a fake preacher/healer, but she’s not totally fake, and then there’s a blind guy, and there’s a meet cute… But it’s not exactly zipping along, either. I mean, it’s not bad or anything, but…
Stanwyck is great, of course.
They pronounce Palestine as /ˈpæləˌstiːn/, weirdly enough.
Hazel Flagg is right again. It’s fun to watch Stanwyck in this, and Capra does some really interesting things here. But the script, while having an interesting concept, just gets lost in the weeds all the time.
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Anyway!
The Miracle Woman. Frank Capra. 1931. ⚂
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