"That pretty much nails it, although it says something interesting about what one might call Farber's critical ecumenism that he could deem this both 'nonsense' and a 'best film' of the year. It is a thoroughly enjoyable picture, and its enjoyable qualities stem in no small part from its being something of a mess—more nonsensical than your average bit of studio nonsense. Blame then-RKO-head Howard Hughes, whose obsession with his discovery Russell compelled him to micro-manage the production, firing original director Farrow and bringing in RIchard Fleischer to preside over a grueling series of re-shoots, during which the principle actors took the liberty of revising their own dialogue."
Some Came Running, Wikipedia, amazon
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