"The penal code works after all," remarks the detective at the end. Well... yeah. A big chunk of this movie feels like an after school special, which is quite an odd shift in tone from the start. The movie begins briskly, in typical noir style, with witty dialogs, a bank robbery, and perpetrators' capture. Molly is being a suspect of a murder, in addition to the robbery charge. Consequently, she is sent to a women's correctional facility. As a criminal mastermind, Molly sure is a huge contrast to Paul Muni's character in Scarface (1932), though she at first remains defiant at the correctional facility. From this point on... did I already mention the after school stuff? Right. Some of the scenes at the facility are quite funny, thanks to the low-budget productions. Finally, the movie ends with the revelation that the dead dude was shot twice, so Molly is innocent after all. The penal code works!
May 19, 2009
#178: The Story of Molly X (1949)
"The penal code works after all," remarks the detective at the end. Well... yeah. A big chunk of this movie feels like an after school special, which is quite an odd shift in tone from the start. The movie begins briskly, in typical noir style, with witty dialogs, a bank robbery, and perpetrators' capture. Molly is being a suspect of a murder, in addition to the robbery charge. Consequently, she is sent to a women's correctional facility. As a criminal mastermind, Molly sure is a huge contrast to Paul Muni's character in Scarface (1932), though she at first remains defiant at the correctional facility. From this point on... did I already mention the after school stuff? Right. Some of the scenes at the facility are quite funny, thanks to the low-budget productions. Finally, the movie ends with the revelation that the dead dude was shot twice, so Molly is innocent after all. The penal code works!
