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January 24 movie: Evelyn Prentice. Ye gods, no more 1934 legal dramas starring William Powell and Myra Loy! I can't take another. This movie was actually pretty good until the courtroom scenes at the end. Then it becomes one of those silly parodies of a courtroom: "Your honor, instead of a closing argument I'd like to strip to my underwear and question Sniffles The Cat." "Hmm. Unorthodox, but I'll allow it."

Also, this was Rosalind Russell's first movie and I didn't even recognize her.

January 23 movie: From Here to Eternity. What a great movie. I can't believe I never saw it before! All the principal actors are outstanding: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and especially Frank Sinatra. Even small parts like Ernest Borgnine and Mickey Shaughnessy are ably played.