I am going to be brief in this review. I said what I had to say about Delmer Daves series of romantic/dramatic films after his fine Westerns. He had a good cast in ' Parrish ' with Claudette Colbert and Karl Malden, and despite the dreary pace and mediocre dialogue they really do their best. Example of dialogue; ' I am offering you a man's job. Can you handle it ? '. This from Karl Malden to Troy Donahue, and it does not get any better. Troy Donahue handles his role very well and unlike his role in ' Susan Slade ' he looks totally involved. I still feel he was woefully misused by Hollywood and given the chance he could have been a powerhouse different but as good as James Dean. But to return to this long, long film basically about women as ' tramps ' and tobacco fields. I rate it a five for some of the acting and the amazing fact that the truly great actor Claudette Colbert got involved in this trite, dull film.
Review of Parrish
