One of the first films to integrate musical numbers into the plot, it explores, without condescension or simplemindedness, the feelings that drive the family members apart and then bring them back together again.
i am a HUGE judy garland fan and while i adore her other films, i simply LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie. it's one of my favorite movies of all time and now i get to watch it whenever i want! i would definitely reommend this movie to whoever enjoys musicals of any kind because it's clearly a classic =).
Stahl's use of space and the performances in Leave Her to Heaven...suggest he was at least the equal of the much-exalted Sirk as an artist of melodrama.
In spite of the painstaking attempts to explore the characters of the picture's three principal heroes (Bowie, Crockett, Travis), there is an absence of emotional feeling, of a sense of participation.
This movie is the most amazing retelling of the fight for freedom at the Alamo I have seen!Billy Bob Thornton is excellent as Davey(He likes to be called David)Crockett!The special features on the DVD are great and make it a treasure to own!
As the deadlier of the refugee criminals, Steve Cochran is almost as mean as his colleague, Chill Wills, is picturesque. Their resourceful efforts would be more effective if the drama, as directed by Sam Peckinpah, did not move at the pace of a hearse.