While Rooney is touching in his role here, Frank Morgan as the drunken telegraph operator here delivered one of the most poignant performances I have ever seen in a film. He proves here that he was capable of great things. Watching this film made me think of the great moments in so many films that have been dwarfed by other, more famous, and more overrated moments in more well-known films. Pay attention to the scene in the telegraph office if you can get hold of this movie;I was truly moved nearly to tears.This was released years ago in the "Great Books" series on MGM video,and should still be available in libraries and video stores which have not disposed of their older classic videos.
Review of The Human Comedy
