"A Lost Lady" starts out strong and I was settling in for a fun time with the show after the first twenty minutes, but as the film continued it seemed to have gotten mired in some kind of quicksand or fog and it became kind of ordinary and bordering on tedious. I think the fall off for me began when Stanwyck became, for reasons inexplicable, under the spell of the smooth operator and obviously narcissistic Ricardo Cortez. Why she would succumb so easily to his efforts to seduce her was not really made evident. Furthermore, Lyle Talbot's character should have been developed more, for his expanded involvement in her life could have made this program all the more intriguing, if not understandable. In general, the film just became less and less involving as it unspooled. But the acting was all sincere, and Frank Morgan in particular was effective; he made me feel for him more than anyone else in the array made me feel for them. Because of her falling without developed cause for Cortez, I never got into a sympathetic feel for Stanwyck; therefore my interest in the entire film waned.
"A Lost Lady" is well tailored and was produced thoughtfully. It is just that something is wrong with the story or wrong with the story telling itself. The film's continuity is excellent and all lighting, sets, and direction appointments seem sharp. It is worth seeing for those interested in all the major players here, but it isn't anything special.
"A Lost Lady" is well tailored and was produced thoughtfully. It is just that something is wrong with the story or wrong with the story telling itself. The film's continuity is excellent and all lighting, sets, and direction appointments seem sharp. It is worth seeing for those interested in all the major players here, but it isn't anything special.