The stage origins of «The Silver Cord» show in the constant spoken interchange between the characters, but John Cromwell, who had directed the original Broadway production, knew very well how to transfer Sidney Howard's play to the screen. Theater was where Cromwell started his career and where he went back after being black listed during the 1950s McCarthyst witch hunt. A true pre-Hays Code gem, the cast included Irene Dunne, who fully emerges here when confronting the villainess, played by Laura Hope Crews who had created the role of the monstrous incestuous mother on the stage. According to sources, the screen adaptation by Jane Murfin toned down sexual aspects of the play, but the mother still shows a sick and manipulating love for her two sons, played by handsome actors Joel McCrea and Eric Linden. Don't miss it!
Review of The Silver Cord
