Big Jack

Name: Big Jack
Released: 1949
Rating: 48
Cast: Edward Arnold, Ann Doran, Vanessa Brown, Wallace Beery, Richard Conte

1949

Western

1h 25m

Wallace Beery's final film was the curiously endearing "black comedy" Big Jack. Set in 1820, a time when "science was a crime and crime not yet a science," the film casts Beery and Marjorie Main as outlaws Big Jack Horner and Flapjack Kate. The two bandits rescue visionary young doctor Alexander Meade (Richard Conte), who is about to be hanged for body-snatching. Meade is a tireless campaigner for modern surgical methods, thus he is forced to steal cadavers for his experiments. Big Jack is only (allrovi.com)

Big Jack

1949

Western

1h 25m

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Rated 21 May 2021

The final film of Wallace Beery. He passed away from heart problems 3 days after Big Jack was released, and it still was a financial failure for MGM. Honestly, he looked tired here, mostly sitting or laying down. He was still the life of the party, like he always was. He was as problematic on screen as he was in real life. Quite a character, but on screen he always found a lovable charm. Big Jack isn't anywhere near his best, but the man still could command your attention so close to death.

Rated 21 May 2021

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