I've just watched one of the recent DVD movies I've bought "Don't Bother To Knock" staring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe - a 1952 Twentieth Century Fox - Black and White, which in this movie is probably the best color, as it adds to the dark side of the movie story.
If anyone has ever doubted the acting ability of Marilyn, this movie blows that away. She is portraying a mentally and emotionally tortured young lady, who has recently lost her man (she was to marry) when he returned from a flight overseas.
Widmark plays a guy that is loosing his girl because she believes after a long courtship, he does not have understanding or feeling.
The whole movie takes place in a Hotel. It's not a long movie - 76 minutes.
The story plays out that the Marilyn's dark character is helped, but so is Widmark's character.
Actually a nice movie by the time it is all over, a good adult movie, not for children as it is a serious adult life story that you could actually see happening somewhere at some time, or something along the same line.
Yes, good character points it brings out, especially for men to be emotional and understanding, when needed. And as I've said, shows the ability of Marilyn Monroe to act as most people have never seen her. It is noted in the latest biography book on her life, that she had aspirations to act in Shakespeare plays. She was always reading, and had many photos taken of her doing just that - reading books. She really was no "dumb blond" in real life.
Yes a movie to put on your list to see sometime.
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