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My Name Is Julia Ross (dir. Joseph H. Lewis, 1945)

From the book CinemaTexas Notes
Louis Black
The director and scenarist of . . . My Name Is Julia Ross deserve a B­Plus for effort at least. It is quite evident that they strived earnestly to whip up excitement and suspense, but somehow that electrifying quality which distinguishes good melodrama is lacking. . . .While Joseph Lewis, the director, succeeds in creating an effectively omi­nous atmosphere, he has not been as adept in handling the players, and that, we suspect, is why My Name Is Julia Ross misses. | thomas m. pryor,New York Times, November 9, 1945.[My Name Is Julia Ross] is well planned, mostly well photographed—all around, a likable, unpretentious, generally successful attempt to turn good trash into decently artful entertainment. | james agee, The Nation, Novem­ber 24, 1945.Lewis emerged with the success of My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), an ambitious baroque exercise that excited critics and audiences alike. Although of pro­grammer leng th, the film was clearly budget beyond the normal restrictions My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)directed by joseph h. lewisVOL. 15, NO. 3(REPRINTED FROM VOL. 10, NO. 4)NOVEMBER 29, 1978
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