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Elsa Branden

Elsa Branden's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Out of the Past (1947) 87% EDIT “Robert Mitchum dominates every scene. And Jane Greer effectively handles her role of wily female.” – Photoplay Jan 9, 2026 Full Review White Heat (1949) 94% EDIT “How tough can a guy get? If you really want to know, go see Jimmy Cagney in this grim gangster yarn.” – Photoplay Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Cinderella (1950) 95% 2/3 EDIT “There are half-a-dozen sprightly songs to enliven this all-cartoon picture and dazzling Technicolor to lend it eye appeal.” – Photoplay Nov 30, 2021 Full Review The Hasty Heart (1949) 2.5/3 EDIT “John Patrick's memorable stage play serves as the springboard for an enormously effective picture. It's a study in human relations fraught with compassion and interspersed with shafts of humor.” – Photoplay Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Shadow on the Wall (1950) 2/3 EDIT “Kristine Miller, as as Gigi's wicked stepmother, and John McIntire, as Scott's attorney, round out an excellent cast. Gigi, in the pivotal part, however, steals the spotlight.” – Photoplay Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Dancing in the Dark (1949) 2/3 EDIT “Hollywood is the background for this enjoyable Technicolor filmusical which describes how a magnificently arrogant has-been helps an unknown to stardom. While the plot is somewhat contrived, you won't mind that much.” – Photoplay Nov 30, 2021 Full Review All the King's Men (1949) 97% 2/3 EDIT “This powerful political drama gives Broderick Crawford his juiciest role to date.” – Photoplay Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Gun Crazy (1950) 91% EDIT “Whether you find this movie thrilling or depressing, depends on your capacity for violence. It's exciting in a sordid sort of way.” – Photoplay Sep 15, 2021 Full Review The Set-Up (1949) 85% 1/3 EDIT “By the time the last savage punch is delivered, it's well established that prizefighting, as depicted here, is an extremely sordid business.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Flamingo Road (1949) 83% 2/3 EDIT “An amazing actress -- Joan Crawford. She lends lustre to every part she plays, she really makes the character live.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Little Women (1949) 75% 2/3 EDIT “In its handsome Technicolor remake of Louisa May Alcott's perennial favorite, Metro has carefully preserved the Victorian flavor, the lavender-and-old-lace mood.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) 95% 2/3 EDIT “The result is a tuneful, enjoyable movie.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Champion (1949) 94% 2/3 EDIT “Long, loud cheers for the season's smashing movie of the fight game.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) 3/3 EDIT “A whale of a picture.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Red Canyon (1949) 1/3 EDIT “You have the ingredients for a bang-up prairie drama.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Force of Evil (1948) 100% 2/3 EDIT “An exciting, fast-moving picture which reveals crime in a glaringly vicious light.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Portrait of Jennie (1948) 93% 3/3 EDIT “It is romance plus, beautifully acted, directed and produced.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review The Quiet One (1949) EDIT “Food for thought.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Macbeth (1948) 86% 1/3 EDIT “The stark Scottish landscape adds a weird note to a picture that has its moments of high dramatic interest.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review 3 Godfathers (1948) 88% 1/3 EDIT “The standout scene is a desert sandstorm so real you can almost feel the hot sand cutting your face.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Road House (1948) 86% 0/3 EDIT “Whatever else is wrong with this movie, there's plenty of action.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review The Snake Pit (1948) 100% 3/3 EDIT “Occasionally, a picture comes along so powerful in its impact that it leaves you gasping. The Snake Pit, taken from the novel of writer Mary Jane Ward, belongs in that category.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Joan of Arc (1948) 82% 3/3 EDIT “It is pomp and pageantry on a spectacular scale.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Criss Cross (1948) 86% 0/3 EDIT “A muddled meller.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Impact (1949) 71% 1/3 EDIT “Deceit is the keynote of an entertaining triangle tale with homicidal overtones.” – Photoplay Aug 20, 2021 Full Review
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