![]() Deborah Kerr isn't Madeleine Carroll, and she doesn't try to be. It's true that he's not "The Voice," as Colman was called, but he's a lot more athletic than Colman, and his acting style was perfect for roles like this one. I love Technicolor, which is far superior to some of the washed out color we see these days. I know that the B&W photography in the '37 version is wonderful, but Technicolor adds a lot to a historical spectacle like this one, or it does for me. Since the plot is the same and the script is the same (almost line for line), what's there to talk about? Technicolor, for one thing. Many people think the 1937 version is superior to this one, but I'm here to speak a good word for it. Oh, and they hired different actors, too. When The Prisoner of Zenda was remade, they just dusted off the old script, spiffed up the soundtrack, and filmed it in color. Back in 1952, Hollywood hadn't started to "reimagine" movies. Last week I did a post on the 1937 version of The Prisoner of Zenda, and this week we have the 1952 version, which is the one I saw in the theater when I was a kid. ![]()
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