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Joe Macbeth

1955, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Joe Macbeth: Review

This is an interesting, though flawed, updating of "Macbeth" as a gangster story. Roman is the wife of Douglas, the right-hand man of a powerful gangster. Roman wants it all and pushes her husband into becoming a top crime figure himself. But Douglas has his downfall at the hands of Colleano, a mobster whose father and wife are killed by Douglas. Though the Shakespearean references don't always work, the premise is clever and the film has a nice look and feel to it, with an ... read more leave a comment