Review of Maid of Salem (1937) by Greg W — 09 Oct 2010
A pre-[i]Crucible[/i] look at the Salem witch hunts... while certain plot devices and developments are familiar and intriguing, a lot of it just feels formulaic and plodding. Fred MacMurray's casting is just plain wrong - never mind the fact that I just plain can't stand the dude.
Colbert fares better, but not by much - the dialogue is a hilarious attempt at old-timey speak, and in a film so obviously borne from the studio system, it just doesn't work.
This review of Maid of Salem (1937) was written by Greg W on 09 Oct 2010.
Maid of Salem has generally received positive reviews.
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