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The Day Of The Locust

1975, Movie, R, 144 mins

The Day Of The Locust: Review

DAY OF THE LOCUST, like the powerful and incisive Nathanael West novel on which it is based, focuses on the seamy side of the city of dreams in its 1930s heyday--the subculture of losers, misfits, and neurotic fringe characters. Black is a sexy untalented aspiring actress who lives with her father, Meredith, a former vaudevillian, now a down on his luck door-to-door saleman. Recognizing her limited prospects, Black becomes a regular on the casting couch of producers in the h... read more leave a comment