One Too Many

This lousy film was made by producer Kroger Babb, who made a living out of exploitation movies. I suppose he would have been a pornographer but censorship of same left sensationalist fare as his bag of tricks.

Ruth Warrick has the lead role as a pianist plagued with alcoholism. Her quaint family life is thereby disrupted, but almost two hours of dullness ensues, making it a chore to sit through. I felt sorry for her - a decade after co-starring in the all-time classic "Citizen Kane" reduced to this crap.

Babb memorably sort of risked respectability by acquiring the rights to Ingmar Bergman's "Summer with Monika" starring Harriet Andersson, and selling it as a sex picture, giving Ingmar his first American hit. All that proves is that the movie business is a continuum -it takes all kinds of content (and come-on) to satisfy the hungry fans.