Robert Williams is genius in this movie.
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trf100 — 14 years ago(April 15, 2011 11:35 AM)
Robert Williams reminded me of Alan Alda doing his Hawkeye Pierce MAS*H character. The tone and inflection as well as the off-the-cuff remarks and quips.
Actually the only thing I found really humorous in this film was the bowing contest between Williams and the snooty lawyer. I could see Hawkeye mocking Frank Burns in such a manner -
digitaldiva — 14 years ago(February 24, 2012 11:19 AM)
I have to agree with all the previous posts (with one negative exception) - Robert Williams was a method actor before there were method actors. His naturalistic acting was well ahead of his time and has been come to the attention of other actors. Interesting too that Williams was briefly married to Marion Harris, a popular singer in the ear, one of the first proponents of "blue-eyed soul". As more people study the films of the pre-codes, I think his talent will be appreciated by more and more students of cinema.
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jane_bront — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 11:15 AM)
Agree 100%! He had that special star-making "It" factor. While watching this, the only reason I could think of that I hadn't ever heard of him before was that he must have died young - which unfortunately turned out to be true. Robert Williams deserved top billing in this film because he was the real star of Platinum Blonde, not Harlow or Young, even though I enjoyed both ladies in their against-type roles. In fact, I liked his portrayal of Stew so much that I bought the dvd, 1 of only 4 black & white films I own. Two of those are famous Christmas movies and the third is "Dodsworth" starring Walter Huston as the leading man who was also phenomenal in that.
