Weak Pre-Code hospital/gangster film. James Dunn gives a one-note, yelling performance in the lead role, and all attempts at snappy comic dialogue are painful.
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The Gentle Sex 1943
An ensemble of seven British women "doing their part" in the women's branch of the Army. It's a nice enough film, but it doesn't really stand out in any way from the other British and American films on the same topic.
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The Stolen Ranch 1926
Part shell shock PTSD drama, part western. It's not going to convert any western haters or people who think silent films are "old fashioned," but for people who are into silent westerns, this one has better acting than a lot of the B-westerns of its day (thanks, William Wyler!), and it's solid.
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Secrets of a French Nurse 1958
I'll watch anything with Bernard Blier in it, which is probably how this film ended up on my watchlist. The performances are all good and it's deliciously cynical, but it's also kind of a mess. There are two plotlines: gangster Blier's attempt to regain/cement his empire after some time away, and a young nurse's (Estella Blain) experience staffing a hospital surgery ward overnight. The two plots take a frustratingly long time to intersect, and it's not very satisfying even when…
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