BARNACLE BILL
(M.G.M.)
HE little man would probably be slumped right down in his chair in an attitude of complete boredom (he might even be walking out) were it not for a senti-
mental affection which he feels on my behalf toward old Wallace Beery. And also a feeling of genuine admiration for an actor who can be a fine artist when he gets the chance. But he doesn’t get it in this scrappy, sometimes crude attempt to recapture the success of Min and Bill, It’s the same old Beery theme of the good-for-nothing who finally proves himself good for something, and the star does little more than "mug" his way through the character of the lazy, drunken old sailorman who is redeemed partly by father-love and partly by the rough handling of Marjorie Main. Only a few incidents-for instance, his introduction to church-going — are genuinely funny.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 15
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147BARNACLE BILL New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 15
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