Friday, October 07, 2011

Radio review – Suspense – “The Search for Isabel” (1949) **1/2 (warning: spoilers0

Red Skelton brings pathos to the role of a man who keeps getting calls from the previous inhabitant of his flat, Isabel. A little like Dana Andrews in Laura, he starts to become obsessed with her despite all the shady people she seems to have been associated with. The twist is Isabel is a company – for placing bets. Which gives this a hollow, downbeat finish. Not bad though.

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