This wasn't a bad film but as Joan Crawford horrors go ( think 'Whatever Happened...' and 'Hush, Hush') it didn't compare. I found the best part of the movie to be the end where the twist knocks you totally out. Joan Crawford is still a very good actress despite having been at her peak 30 years beforehand but I feel she just seems a bit washed out now in this which is a shame as it could have been good. She was a gorgeous female in her young days and admired by many people for her looks and her talent but here it was quite sad to see how she's turned out. (In 'Whatever Happened...' she reportedly looked so dreadful and clown-like in her makeup that it was a relief for all when the movie was released in black and white although it was still pretty obvious that she needed a fair amount of slap to cover up her by now wrinkled face). Joan Crawford is one of those stars that I feel should have retired from the public eye at her peak and left everyone drooling after how beautiful she was instead of dragging out her last few years in movies that didn't really do her any justice. Better to leave on a high ie Jean Harlow, Marilyn and James Dean than to never know when your time is up.
Apologies for the long rant that is nothing to do with the film, but it is my blog!
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