A Place in the Sun (1951) starring Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Taylor. Struggling young George Eastman (Clift) lands a factory job thanks to his uncle being the owner of the company. There he meets a young factory girl named Alice (Winters) and starts an affair with her -- even though dating employees of the company is strictly forbidden. When George starts moving up in the company, he meets and falls in love with rich socialite Angela Vickers (Taylor). One seemingly insuperable obstacle looms -- Alice is pregnant. Winters begins looking extremely frumpy as Alice pursues George and insists that he must marry her. It's a situation that can only end in tragedy. I found Clift's performance oddly flat and inexpressive. Other aspects of the film fell short also, especially the trial at the end, which had an air of unreality. In general, the movie feels dated. The subtitles are poor, but the closed captions are OK. Grade: B
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