A Scandal in Paris. Douglas Sirk, 1946.
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Edition screened: Included along with Lured on Cohen Blu-ray “Two Films from Director Douglas Sirk” released 2016. English language. Runtime approximately 99 minutes.
Summary: Unnecessary snake beating.
Details: George Sanders clubs a snake on a tree limb as he rides by on horseback, 27:46-27:48.
What a ridiculous movie, nothing like the smoldering sophistication of Sirk’s later better films. I don’t know who is to blame, but the script is stupid, the costumes are hilariously dopey, the acting is hammy, and there is hardly a single prop in the film that is historically correct. Well, maybe the 19th-century criminal eating popcorn out of a red-and-white striped paper bag from a fireman’s carnival. And George Sanders’ felt leprechaun hat from the Hallmark Store. Those seem ok, but almost everything else is ridiculous.