The Bigamist /
An amazingly sympathetic portrait of a figure historically given very short shrift: the title character is not only a two-timer--he's a traveling salesman as well. But, as embodied by that perpetually pressured everyman of the 1950s, Edmond O'Brien, the bigamist comes across as a victim of...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles; closed captioned. |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kino Lorber,
1953.
Kanopy Streaming, 2019. |
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| Summary: | An amazingly sympathetic portrait of a figure historically given very short shrift: the title character is not only a two-timer--he's a traveling salesman as well. But, as embodied by that perpetually pressured everyman of the 1950s, Edmond O'Brien, the bigamist comes across as a victim of his own sensitivity. Caught between two complementary spouses, O'Brien's dazed indecisiveness dominates the narrative. As always in Ida Lupino's directorial efforts, a strong social consciousness informs all choices: Joan Fontaine is an upper-crust "lady, " reverently attached to her dying father, while Lupino herself plays a tough-talking working woman, waitressing in a cheap Chinese restaurant. |
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| Item Description: | From an original story by Larry Marcus and Lou Schor. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): .flv file, sound |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, George Diskant; film editor, Stanford Tischler; music composed and directed by Leith Stevens. |