Because I had watched BRIMSTONE recently, which also featured Rod Cameron and Adrian Booth, I thought I would look at another film they did for Republic. So today I viewed a copy of OH! SUSANNA, which was released by the studio a short time later in 1951. The print quality for this title on Amazon Prime is acceptable, and it is worth checking out for several reasons. Aside from the actors (we have a few other BRIMSTONE cast mates on board, including Jim Davis and Forrest Tucker), this film benefits from Joe Kane's smooth direction and the many outdoor sequences that were photographed in Trucolor.
However, what makes OH! SUSANNA remarkable in my opinion is the way the script includes countless action scenes, none of them seeming too contrived. In fact, the massacre at the end of the narrative is quite realistic, and daresay harrowing. I would add that the conflicts are fairly natural, and there are many conflicts occurring. You have to pay close attention, or else you miss important aspects of the story and how these characters' lives intersect and how they vie for power. Adrian Booth is a beauty, and some of the other women in the story who look down their noses at her-- well, they should be ashamed of themselves! See this film. You'll enjoy it, hopefully half as much as I did.
However, what makes OH! SUSANNA remarkable in my opinion is the way the script includes countless action scenes, none of them seeming too contrived. In fact, the massacre at the end of the narrative is quite realistic, and daresay harrowing. I would add that the conflicts are fairly natural, and there are many conflicts occurring. You have to pay close attention, or else you miss important aspects of the story and how these characters' lives intersect and how they vie for power. Adrian Booth is a beauty, and some of the other women in the story who look down their noses at her-- well, they should be ashamed of themselves! See this film. You'll enjoy it, hopefully half as much as I did.