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 his own se...
| Uniform Title: | Kanopy films.
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English |
| Published: |
[place of publication not identified] :
Kino Lorber,
1953.
1953. |
| Series: | Kanopy films.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| 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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| Note: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Edmund Gwenn, Ida Lupino, Jane Darwell, Joan Fontaine, Kenneth Tobey |