How to make a J.Cain novel, I think Curtiz is more successful than Wilder. Curtiz is good at dealing with the moral dilemmas of characters, and the dilemma is his forte. And J.Cain is not a tough guy in the real sense. Whether it is double insurance, the postman always rings the bell twice or the sea of lust, he is not a tough guy. Although they are all based on the clues of murder, the focus is not on finding the real murderer, but on the cause of the tragedy.
Therefore, J.Cain's play is actually more suitable for melodrama experts, such as Curtiz and Sirk are good at it. They are very delicate and good at expressing the emotional conflicts of characters, and they are obviously not as good at screenwriting as Wilder, in two ways. If the play is handed over to Wilder, Crawford won't be the queen, but C.Turney and R.MacDougall have a chance to win the best screenplay.
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