My views on the movie aren't as decided as yours. I watched
it once a few months ago and was quite impressed. I'll
probably see it again.
Having said that, I'll note that I don't agree with all of
what you say. Monroe doesn't, as I recall, have nothing to
do. She's convincing as the beautiful little sister. Not a
fully developed character, perhaps, and Monroe may bring an
excess of star power to the role, but it's not a bit part. I
also think that Paul Douglas, while perhaps miscast as a
fishing captain, is a strong presence whose relationship with
Ryan works pretty well. And of course his character is
supposed to be dominated by Ryan's.
Stephen
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Stephen Burridge <
stephen.burridge@gmail.com<stephen.burridge%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> "Clash By Night", in which Monroe also has a
substantial supporting role,
> is
> a very interesting movie with noir elements, at
least.
>
>
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>
> Monroe is wasted in CLASH BY NIGHT. Interesting and
beautiful actress with
> nothing to do. Paul Douglas is desperately miscast
against Robert Ryan who
> towers over him. Their fist fight looks like
something staged for the Marx
> Brothers. It's a dark, thought provoking script and
Stanwyck is perfectly
> cast. I think the script should be re-made with
someone like Virginia Madsen
> in the Stanwyck role. It was not a notable role for
Marlyn Monroe. She
> always stood out like a sore thumb in those cameos.
You can't put someone
> who lights up a camera the way she does in a
secondary position without
> hurting everyone else in the film.
>
> Patrick King
>
>
>
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