Reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

April 4, 2022
6.0
The two "O'Leary" brothers grow up without their father in an house where their widowed mother runs quite a successful laundry business. One son, "Jack" (Don Ameche), shows promise as a lawyer; the other "Dion" (Tyrone Power) is a more inventive sort of fella. After a few, quite entertaining wooing antics, the latter hooks up with visiting chanteuse "Belle" (Alice Faye) and together they start a business that rapidly expands so as to soon dominate the rather rundown "Patch" area of Chicago. The city government is riddled with corruption and so a group of civil libertarians nominate brother "Jack" to be mayor - a plan supported, for other reasons, by his now very wealthy sibling. It's only a matter of time before the two clash - but who will prevail? Power is charming and engaging here, he has a twinkle in his eye and there is certainly some chemistry between him and Faye. The ending, though impressive to watch with all the pyrotechnics of the Great Fire of 1871 that devoured thousands of the predominantly wooden structures of the area, is all a bit hurried and weak. The more interesting political and personal struggles between the two men, and agitator "Warren" (Brian Donlevy) should have featured more, with less emphasis on the initial character development and I could have done without the musical numbers that though ably enough performed by Faye, just sucked too much of the pace of this Cain and Abel style of story. Still, it's enjoyable to watch and gives us a hint at just how corruption and power-brokering functioned back then.

Recommendation Movies

6.8
Crime
View
6.8
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939
7.5
Comedy
View
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You1938
6.6
Drama
View
6.6
San Francisco
San Francisco1936
6.2
Comedy
View
6.2
One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl1937
8.2
Adventure
View
8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War2018
6.7
Action
View
6.7
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder2008
8.3
Drama
View
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard1950
7.1
Horror
View
7.1
Fear Street: 1978
Fear Street: 19782021
7.9
Action
View
7.9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 22004
7.3
Comedy
View
7.3
Johnny Stecchino
Johnny Stecchino1991
8.7
Drama
View
8.7
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption1994
7.9
Drama
View
7.9
Chungking Express
Chungking Express1994
8
Crime
View
8
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder2003
7.4
Action
View
7.4
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry1971
8.2
Science Fiction
View
8.2
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange1971
7.1
Western
View
7.1
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018
8.1
Drama
View
8.1
Persona
Persona1966
8.3
Crime
View
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs1991
7.8
Adventure
View
7.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
7.4
Comedy
View
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
© 2024 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt