Hämähäkki (1949)
65KHämähäkki (1949). 1h 34m | K-16
“FLAMINGO ROAD begins with a carnival being run out of town. Tired of life on the road, Joan Crawford stays behind and tries to settle down in this town with the help of the townu0026#39;s deputy sheriff. However, the political boss (Sidney Greenstreet) canu0026#39;t stand Crawford since sheu0026#39;s u0026quot;from the other side of the tracksu0026quot; and he has plans for the deputy to enter politics. Instead of just telling Crawford and trying to gain her friendship or understanding, he sets her up and sends her to a short stint in the work farm. When she gets out, Crawford is determined not to run but pay Greenstreet back sooner or later. However, Greenstreet is a very wicked and calculating man and spends much of the movie biding his time until the end of the film–where there is a dynamite confrontation between them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is a bit of an odd style, as in many ways itu0026#39;s like a trashy Soap Opera combined with Film Noir. The dialog is among the best I have heard and is very Noir-like–so many snappy comebacks and the dialog just crackles. And, fortunately, all the Soap elements are far less predictable than youu0026#39;d think—as again and again, the characters did NOT do what youu0026#39;d expect.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe bottom line is that this is a quality production with exceptional acting, script and mood throughout. Provided you like older films, itu0026#39;s hard to imagine a person not liking this movie.”
