The Story on Page One (1959)
Having never been a Rita Hayworth fan, I wasn’t expecting much from The Story on Page One. I certainly wasn’t expecting good acting and a solid dramatic story. Rita starts the movie haggard and resigned to face the death penalty. She’s been arrested with her lover Gig Young for the premeditated murder of her husband, Alfred Ryder. Her mother, Katherine Squire (whom you might recognize from When Harry Met Sally) asks Anthony Franciosa to represent her in court, and even though he thinks it’s a lost cause, he turns out to be a pretty great lawyer. I love the courtroom scenes where he pulls a Joe Pesci and crucifies the witnesses for the prosecution.
The biggest disappointments were the flashbacks in which you see what actually happened. I was hoping for more twists and surprises, but everything was pretty straight-forward. So, don’t watch this movie hoping for a mystery. Watch it for the courtroom portions. They’re entertaining, smart, and make you smile when the bad guy gets his (and hers) and cringe when the good guy gets trapped in a corner. Mildred Dunnock plays a particularly convincing villainess as Gig’s overbearing mother hiding behind her Southern belle shell.
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The biggest disappointments were the flashbacks in which you see what actually happened. I was hoping for more twists and surprises, but everything was pretty straight-forward. So, don’t watch this movie hoping for a mystery. Watch it for the courtroom portions. They’re entertaining, smart, and make you smile when the bad guy gets his (and hers) and cringe when the good guy gets trapped in a corner. Mildred Dunnock plays a particularly convincing villainess as Gig’s overbearing mother hiding behind her Southern belle shell.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Rita Hayworth movies here!