tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634483733553292642.post8333602585217325663..comments2023-08-27T08:44:21.066-07:00Comments on Kraft Suspense Theatre: Leslie Nielsen, RIP; Kraft Suspense Theatre; One Step Down; Green Felt JungleKraft1963http://www.blogger.com/profile/04543139140167539352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634483733553292642.post-25682500118218542162018-04-06T00:24:02.053-07:002018-04-06T00:24:02.053-07:00Better late than never for this: I've seen bot...Better late than never for this: I've seen both Leslie Nielsen Kraft Theater entries and enjoyed them. The Green Felt Jungle seemed the better, more suspenseful of the two. Nielsen was totally serious in it and one would never guess his comic potential from his performance as a hard driven public prosecutor in this one. It was work at the level of many of the better young or youngish actors of the period,--Robert Lansing and Mark Richman are two names that spring to mind--and Nielsen, while not so charismatic as Lansing was in his way just as good a dramatic actor.<br /><br />One Step Down was rather a soaper with some tense moments, though decent for what it is. It had less suspense than the other one; and I got the impression that, given the subject matter (adultery) it was geared more to female viewers. Gena Rowlands was good as Nielsen's wife, though quite frankly, and with all due respect, while I find her a capable performer, and highly attractive, she's never wowed me as an actress. There were some good supporting players in the episode, too, although no actor and no one scene really impressed me all that much. Okay, but, as the saying goes, nothing to write home about. <br /> john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.com