Warlock (1959)
7/10
Gaylock
13 April 2024
Yep, this was definitely a film with Gay overtones, which is fine. Anthony Quinn is clearly madly in love with Henry Fonda; almost obsessed. Also, he travels around with curtains and various other dwelling trappings to decorate their hotel room, which Fonda allows him to do. Yep, a very nice couple. Why Quinn had to have a clubfoot is perplexing. Maybe some sort of symbolism of a crippled soul. Remember this was from the 1950s and "gay" characters in films usually had physiological issues and almost always ended up dead. The whole movie had a psychoanalysis to it. Seemed all the men had manly issues and were way overboard trying to show how manly they were. With all this said, I enjoyed the film. Most of the acting was good and Fonda and Quinn worked well together. Richard Widmark was his typical excitable and hysterical self. Warlock is worth a look.
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