Fox Film
Directed by William K. Howard
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)
An illiterate railroad employee marries his teacher, who pushes him to not only learn to read and write but eventually own the railroad. However, he misuses his power in both his professional and personal relationships, leading to tragedy. This early Preston Sturges screenplay misses the mark with its non-chronological framework, poor child acting, silly narration and melodramatics. Often cited as a precursor to Citizen Kane, but William K. Howard is no Orson Welles.
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