Manpower

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j f @LiberteBurrows Sep 3, 2024 Weird idea. To romanticize utility work. Pretty boilerplate love triangle after that. See more Jun 20, 2013 Heated dramatics made great by the wonderful Robinson and Marlene Dietrich. See more Jan 9, 2013 a good working man's pic uplifted by an impressive cast of WB greats. See more Mar 4, 2010 Edward G. Robinson always puts in a 100% effort to every performance. He always lifts up a film. This is a routine story, made considerably better by the terrific cast. Eve Arden scores in an early supporting role, but Marlene Dietrich seems a little out of place. Great pace, good photography. A solid crime drama. See more Mar 4, 2010 75/100. Edward G. Robinson always puts in a 100% effort to every performance. He always lifts up a film. This is a routine story, made considerably better by the terrific cast. Eve Arden scores in an early supporting role, but Marlene Dietrich seems a little out of place. Great pace, good photography. A solid crime drama. See more Apr 19, 2009 Edward G. Robinson and George Raft are power company lineman who, between dangerous jobs, get plastered, chase women, and carouse around with their other linemen pals. (Think of a frat house, but with forty-year-olds.) Enter the world-weary Marlene Dietrich, fresh from prison, and eager to get on with her life, even if it takes a man she doesn't love to carry her through. Robinson is enamored of her beauty from the start, but Raft sees nothing but trouble in store for his pal. While not one of "the greats", "Manpower" is as true an example of the standard Warner Brothers movie of the early-40's as I've ever seen. Director Raoul Walsh focuses on action and humor, provided by an occasionally witty script and the inclusion of many of the stock Warner Brother's players; notably Alan Hale Sr., Frank McHugh, Ben Welden, and Barton MacLane. The one weird exception to that WB feel is Dietrich. (What's she even doing here?) She's not bad in the role, but "Manpower" really needed an actress who wasn't known for being quite so...glamorous. "Manpower" could have also withstood having about 10 minutes shaved off the run time, but in all, it still manages to be a pretty fun ride. Gets an extra 1/2 star for having The Mighty Ward Bond in the cast. See more Read all reviews

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