Our Town

Thornton Wilder's play about small town America before WORLD WAR II is what we have here and I will not for a moment say if it is a faithful presentation or not as I've never seen the original play performed let alone read it. From what I've read elsewhere there seems to be some outrage over the change to a certain character's death yet Wilder himself worked on the script and had final say on it so I can't see what the fuss would be about. Directed by Sam Wood, who did uncredited work on GONE WITH THE WIND and would later direct THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES and FOR WHOME THE BELL TOLLS, the tribulations of life for two families are displayed through birth, marriage and death with a ghost included. If this type of drama is your cup of tea...well, then great, if not, avoid it like the plague. A young William Holden is nice enough to watch as is veteran Guy Kibbee. Martha Scott makes her debut in this film and would continue on to an amazing career which included BEN HUR and many television shows, THE BIONIC WOMAN being one. As mentioned before, if this type of drama is your thing, you'll have a great time!