The Pearl

The Pearl is out of the ordinary and worth your while.

The Pearl [is a] distinguished, haunting, visually superb dramatization of John Steinbeck's novelette, which was made by Mexican artists in Mexico.

The tale is told with simple effectiveness by the principal actors of the drama. Its artistry is achieved by striking photographic shots and the grouping of the characters in static attitudes, more appropriate to still photography than moving pictures.

Pedro Armendariz, whose performance as the police lieutenant in The Fugitive was memorable for its incisive callousness, plays Kino and, for a second time in a somewhat different histrionic channel, again demonstrates dramatic virility and depth.