Director Billy Wilder takes on the classic Agatha Christie mystery in this stylish and witty adaptation of her hit stage play, costarring Tyrone Power and Elsa Lanchester.
Charles Dickens’ sprawling, semi-autobiographical novel gets squeezed into a vivid (if episodic) 130-minute Hollywood feature in the handsome MGM production from director George Cukor.
Boris Karloff wrings even more pathos from his plight as the misunderstood monster and Elsa Lanchester’s hissing, birdlike performance as the bride made her an instant icon.
