To help
recover from the trauma of Eiger
Sanction, last night I indulged myself with a recognized classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. You’ve all seen it, undoubtedly liked it –
and could do better than to see it again.
It came out in 1962 to unanimous critical acclaim and was showered with
awards. It may rank as Gregory Peck’s
best effort, although he participated in many other noteworthy movies which I
may get around to reviewing. Three
supporting actors also deserve high praise: the Finch kids, Scout (Mary Badham)
and Jem (Phillip Alford), and the falsely accused Negro victim, Brock
Peters. Of the three, only Peters seems
to have had much of an acting career after Mockingbird. A character who certainly did have a successful
post-Mockingbird career is Robert
Duvall – Boo, in the movie – who saves the kids in the end.
The film is
shot in black and white and is unsparing in its characterization of life in a
small southern town not quite a century ago.
Things are better now, no doubt, but I suspect, still not so hot. But, then, as they say, let him who is
without sin cast the first stone. A
I loved that movie Myrl and saw it twice. You're often in my thoughts and as always I hope that your doing well. Nora
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