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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

HotToastyRag If you ever wished Barbara Stanwyck had starred in Dark Victory, rent The Other Love for your chance at recasting the Hollywood classic. In this romantic drama, Barbara has a serious lung condition and has to abandon her career as a famous concert pianist to heal in a Swiss sanitorium. It's not long before she falls in love with her doctor, David Niven, but is he hiding the seriousness of her illness from her?Barbara Stanwyck gives an excellent performance in this overlooked film. She usually portrays very strong, independent characters, so whenever she breaks down and cries or begs for help, it's truly heartbreaking. Get ready to be heartbroken more than once during this film. I like Barbara anyway, but I was particularly impressed by her range of emotions: fear, anger, resentment, love, relief, hope, and determination. Ladislas Fodor and Harry Brown's script wasn't the strongest element in the film, and I could imagine another actress would have either been too flat or too melodramatic. Barbara is very real.In addition to the medical portion of the film, Barbara is also caught in a love triangle, torn between David Niven and Richard Conte. While I love The Niv, Richard Conte is very magnetic. One man knows her past, and the other could be her future; one keeps up a professional front, and the other is overtly passionate. Which will she choose? Find out by renting this romance on a cold, rainy afternoon.

krocheav Thanks to the ABC Australia I was able to see this rare classic. Looking at the pedigree of it's filmmakers I understand why it looks 'just the way it does'. Firstly, it comes from the independent Enterprise Production company, started by John Garfield and Producer David L. Loew in 1946. This studio's major claim to fame has to be "Force of Evil" that was shamefully neglected in original release and now regarded as a classic! "The Other Love" gives Barbara Stanwick one of her best roles as the showy concert pianist suffering from a serious lung complaint. The film takes its stylish look from such an unusual mix of talent. First is the story by Erich 'Maria' (his mothers name) Remeque... who also wrote another of Enterprise's great underrated classic failures "Arch of Triumph" in '48. The screen play treatment is Co-penned by Award winner Ladislas Fodor known for "Seven Sinners" in '40 ~ The Great Sinner" in '49 ~ "Tom Thumb" '58 ~ "North to Alaska" '60. He worked with fellow writer: Harry Brown A.K.F: "A Place in the Sun" ~ "Wake of the Red Witch", etc) The Producer: David Lewis was also responsible for "Tomorrow is Forever" and the '55 vers of "End of the Affair". The films Director was an odd choice, Andre De Toth, himself having been a Writer, Actor, Editor and Law student, with a mixed bag of titles to his credit. These ranged from Randolph Scott Westerns, War films" ("Two Headed Spy" '58) to the social drama "Monkey on my Back" '59. Two other respected craftsmen assist him with great atmospheric touches, namely, veteran Cinematographer: Victor Milner (with numerous famous films to his name) Art Director: Nathan Juran, Award winner for "How Green was my Valley" ~ "The Razors Edge"'46 ~ as well as Enterprise's other Garfield classic "Body and Soul" '47. Juran was also a multi talented film maker who went on to Direct several of the films of Ray Harryhausen: "7th Voyage of Sinbad" and "20 Million Miles to Earth" '57 etc. With Music by none other than Miklos Rozsa the effect is quite impressive for the patient viewer.Unfortunately this era was heavily financed by cigarette companies, who made sure all stars were seen constantly smoking. Yes! even with Miss Stanwick in a Sanitarium suffering Consumption, the Doctor allows her to puff her life away. Edith Head makes sure Barbara looks striking in glossy designs strait off the catwalks. The unusual pre-credit opening scene introduces Stanwick performing a concert piece at the Piano, setting the scene for the gloss. This film is sometimes maligned for it's gloss and yet in the late fifties Ross Hunter and Douglas Sirk would make a string of 'over glossy' sentimental soap operas that for me, don't hold a candle to this work (sorry fans)David Niven was never my ideal leading man (even though I do have a couple of favorites) Richard Conti is convincing as the Track Racer who finds Stanwick irresistible (dare I say few wouldn't) The most dramatic male scene is provided by Glibert Rowland as the professional gambler who takes unfair advantage of the stricken pianist to exploit her wealth, his aggressive actions are superbly shot in the dark doorway of a dingy back street. The end has obviously been tacked on to add an uplifting finale, but even so, hints that her 'end' may also be near.It's not a film for action fans --and has flaws inherited from the era-- but for lovers of stylized film making (in all departments) should prove a rewarding experience.

MartinHafer In this film, Barbara Stanwyck is suffering from SOMETHING horrid and is sent to a sanitarium. At first, I wondered if it was a killer STD! Why? Because, oddly, the film NEVER says what her mystery illness is! So, as the film progressed, I listened for clues as to what it was. It appears that it was TB--and you wonder why they never mentioned this. It's not like someone should feel embarrassed about this--and it was, unfortunately, a relatively common ailment back in the 1940s. Perhaps it being so common is why the disease isn't mentioned--maybe they just assumed people would think it's tuberculosis.Regardless, it's a disease that keeps you beautiful and results in her being sent to a treatment center run by a strange and suave doctor (David Niven). All the women seem to fall for him and Babs is no exception. However, after being in treatment for an awfully long time, she is sick of being sick--especially when others she knows die. So, she takes off with a handsome playboy/race car driver (Richard Conte) and never tells him about her illness. What's next in this sticky-sweet drama? See it for yourself.The bottom line is if you adore disease movies, you'll probably like it. I found it WAY overly dramatic and clichéd--but reasonably well-done and engaging. It's certainly NOT the highlight of the careers of any of the stars. My feeling is that it's a slightly silly time-passer and that is all.

secondtake The Other Love (1947)A torrid but never horrid romantic movie, what was called then a "woman's picture" and is now in the category of "chick flic." Which is what makes it worth watching right there--it's dripping with love and longing and ideals gone astray. It's set in a sanitarium the Swiss Alps and is grand as well as comforting. And it stars Barbara Stanwyck as a world famous pianist, and she pulls every scene up a notch. The men are less compelling: David Niven is necessarily dry and reserved (and no great contribution to the romance), and Richard Conte is supposed to be the Italian love idol but in fact he's dry and reserved, too, unnecessarily.The plot is based on a short story by the uneven but legendary German writer Erich Maria Remarque (who is neither a woman nor French), whose work is the basis of several movies, notably the pacifist WWI novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front." I say all this because the one clear flaw in this movie is the plot, the Remarque part of it. In a way, the idea of going to a t.b. clinic to get better or die (the two options equally likely back then) and having an arrogant famous woman face her mortality, sounds like a no-brainer. And her back and forth, her rebellion, her falling in love (tepidly) or falling in lust (still rather tepidly) is great stuff not quite exploited. And there is no real turn of events. It plays itself out, beautifully but inexorably.That is, this is a really warm, gorgeous movie, with photography by Victor Milner, who had just finished two cinematic masterpieces ("It's a Wonderful Life" and Stanwyck's previous film, "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers"). And the music is great (of course), led by Miklos Rozsa, an old world high romantic composer. You want to be there, and you relate to Stanwyck's dilemma. It's a great movie in its bones, but never quite getting off the ground. Yet it is about stuff that matters: acceptance and deception in the face of death, from several sides. And it is, in fact, about true love of some highly idealized, self-sacrificing kind.