Thursday, May 12, 2016

Prison Shadows (1936)

Who Holds A Doughnut Like That?!


Well, this idea behind this one seems a bit corny but if the film were well made into a a very dark film and script revised then it could be a good film - it has potential to be much better than what it is. Instead of being a good dark crime film we have a goofy boxer, Gene Harris, that is being framed for murder and through the death of his dog the evidence is revealed as to how this young boxer could kill 2 men with a single punch.

There are attempts at comedy in this film but the joke fall way flat. The real comedy comes from Eddie Nugent. Honestly, Eddie Nugent does not look like a boxer at all... maybe a boxers goofy best friend but not the boxer himself. LOL - that is what makes this film actually comical and not the lame humor itself within the film.

Who Holds A Doughnut Like That?! I mean really I have never seen one held that way before to dunk in the drink.

I feel sorry for the dog in this film - that is where my heart belongs.

3/10



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