tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post5409522586746260540..comments2024-03-28T17:53:45.682-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: MIDNIGHT LACE (1960)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-39268254831349491482017-04-14T11:04:31.032-04:002017-04-14T11:04:31.032-04:00You're right! But your point is well taken -- ...You're right! But your point is well taken -- her "over-acting" is justified because she is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Let's just say Doris' character in this is no Ripley of the Alien movies, LOL!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-71847149705200323852017-04-14T09:54:22.017-04:002017-04-14T09:54:22.017-04:00Hi Bill - I like this one too, a lot! You are so r...Hi Bill - I like this one too, a lot! You are so right about Doris being a bit over-the-top, but for her, it works - her terror is genuine; I think she was an instinctive Method actor. I am also reminded of the overwrought road rage driving scene in Julie with Louis Jourdan, and her scene of abject hysteria in which Jimmy Stewart tranquilizes her before telling her their son has been kidnapped in Man Who Know Too Much. Doris Day's greatest nervous breakdown scenes, but the Midnight Lace staircase scene takes the cake!<br />-Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.com