Some Came Running, Directed by VIncente Minnelli
Some Came Running, Directed by VIncente Minnelli
By Ron Falzone
If we are to believe what the small town melodramas tell us, then every village and burg dotting the map is filled with deviants, hypocrites and mothers pretending to be their child’s aunt to hide the “shame of illegitimacy.” To mix a metaphor, these stories are all about ripping the lid off small town America and exposing the seamy underbelly.