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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times: Although there is nothing new in the theme, it has been simply and powerfully expressed by a number of admirable performances, and it has been played against an interesting background. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The first part of the film, the best, is unmistakably Hawks. Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: Hawks transformed Edna Ferber's historical novel into a sprawling adventure of hard-driving masculine will and a tragedy of its erotic limits. Read more