Why shouldn't Swanson's "Mrs. Daniels" get away with her plan, as she didn't actually murder him? Why would she end up in jail?
It's great to see Swanson, but she tends to chew the scenery, unlike Lillian Gish in her performance the same season.
MacArthur's take on "Dave" is fine, although his little happy dance at the end seems forced. (And does his "song" include a word that kind of shocks me for 1963?)
The whole suicide scheme is ridiculous, especially if "Bonnie" knows that she can't survive barbiturates. And I don't buy just because she recently turned eighteen, she couldn't recognize that Dave is horrible. (I know, I know - her "upbringing." Supposedly. Meh.)
It's great to see Swanson, but she tends to chew the scenery, unlike Lillian Gish in her performance the same season.
MacArthur's take on "Dave" is fine, although his little happy dance at the end seems forced. (And does his "song" include a word that kind of shocks me for 1963?)
The whole suicide scheme is ridiculous, especially if "Bonnie" knows that she can't survive barbiturates. And I don't buy just because she recently turned eighteen, she couldn't recognize that Dave is horrible. (I know, I know - her "upbringing." Supposedly. Meh.)