The Loved One
1965

The Essentials
WHO: WHAT:
D.J. Jr. Not entirely flawless version of Waugh's blackly humoured novel, worth seeing for Rod Steiger's dancing Joy Boy.
WHY:
Blink -- oh, damn. Rewind and watch again. Our hero would have been divine in the lead, piteous sigh.

Technical Details
Roddy McDowall and John Gielgud in The Loved One Director: Tony Richardson

Writer: Terry Southern, Christopher Isherwood, based on novel by Evelyn Waugh

Production: MGM

Cast: Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, James Coburn, John Gielgud, Tab Hunter, Margaret Leighton, Liberace, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Barbara Nichols, Lionel Stander, Ayllene Gibbons, Bernie Kopell, Asa Maynor, Alan Napier, Paul Williams

Running time: 116 m.

Revue: "Roddy McDowall ... gives the only truly amusing characterization." — The New York Daily News (October 12, 1965)

A good question: What's up with the scalp massager?

OVERALL
RATING:		 McDOWALLISM:
7
of 10		 4
of 10

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