Jason Robards is excellent as the free-spirit individual raising an illegitimate nephew in this very off-beat 1965 tale. The film was nominated for best picture but had little to no chance with with winner "The Sound of Music" or other nominee "Dr. Zhivago."
Robards just doesn't want to join that daily grind. William Daniels, who was quite good 2 years later in "The Graduate" and Barbara Harris, as Ms.Moskowitz, are terrific as the two social workers. The show 2 conflict in front of Robards and his nephew, a fabulous Barry Gordon. Harris soon becomes the lover of Robards and the two tour Manhattan.
With fine performances by Gordon and Daniels, how did Martin Balsam, as Robards conventional brother, get a supporting Oscar nomination here as well as winning the coveted award?
The film has one major flaw. By the end, to keep the child, Robards to has to be conventional and become a dashing Dan just like the rest of us. Why couldn't he defeat conventional wisdom here?
Robards just doesn't want to join that daily grind. William Daniels, who was quite good 2 years later in "The Graduate" and Barbara Harris, as Ms.Moskowitz, are terrific as the two social workers. The show 2 conflict in front of Robards and his nephew, a fabulous Barry Gordon. Harris soon becomes the lover of Robards and the two tour Manhattan.
With fine performances by Gordon and Daniels, how did Martin Balsam, as Robards conventional brother, get a supporting Oscar nomination here as well as winning the coveted award?
The film has one major flaw. By the end, to keep the child, Robards to has to be conventional and become a dashing Dan just like the rest of us. Why couldn't he defeat conventional wisdom here?