Mr. Ace

Mrs. Washington goes to the governor's mansion
So, a born rich lady congressman decides to run for governor, not run for governor, and run for governor, meanwhile ditching her wealthy husband for reasons of philandering or frigidity. (It was unclear to me.)
George Raft is well-dressed, and I am not sure what made him a gangster. He made most modern lobbyist look like Satan by contrast.
Compared to modern politicians Margaret Chase is practically a populist. How she thought, without a party behind her, she could be more than a shrill noise in the state house is beyond me.
But, once again, the DVD does not last too long and the viewing is somewhat educational, something like the 10,001 best books you are supposed to have read before you die.
The Sound and picture quality were excellent on this DVD.

Mr. Ace
Congresswoman Margaret Chase (Sylvia Sidney) is rich and beautiful and used to getting what she wants with few undue delays. Eddie Ace (George Raft), Mr. Ace to the likes of us, is the cool and soft-spoken leader of the Tomahawk Club. Here in Everystate, U.S.A., one does not become governor without going through the Tomahawk Club. Not if they want to be elected, that is. Mrs. Chase wants to be governor.

MR. ACE was released in 1946, just a year after World War Two ended, and it offers solid evidence that the Greatest Generation had indeed discovered cynicism. Essentially MR. ACE is a morality play with Practicality pitted against Idealism, machine politics versus populism. It may play somewhat slow and flat if you?re not a political junkie with historical curiosity, and it?ll play a bit too straight if you?re expecting a twisted little film noir. Without giving anything away, I?ll also argue that the MR. ACE deceives itself in the end. Although the drift in this...

Chick Flick Alarm
This movie was not bad but definitly a chick flick. If your a guy be prepared to feel neutered. Be warned!

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