Hatter's Castle [1941] [DVD]Robert Newton (actor) Deborah
Kerr (actor) Format: all-region dvd (worldwide) Runtime: 102 min Quality: Very Good
Although certain liberties were taken with AJ Cronin's novel, this is nevertheless an enthralling melodrama that combines an oppressive Gothic atmosphere with some untethered
Victorian bombast.
Overshadowing such stars in the making as Deborah Kerr and James Mason, Robert Newton gnaws at the exquisitely designed scenery as the Glasgow hatter who drives his family
to the verge of madness in order to line his pockets and juggle his love life.
Lance Comfort's direction is occasionally sensationalist, but he's wise to allow Newton his head, especially as
such expert supports as Beatrice Varley, as his long-suffering wife, can more than cope with his scene-stealing histrionics. |