Mr. Tracy's gifts for dramatic work, such as he did in the legitimate theater before he began his picture career, are stressed in the role of Garner which he encompasses with splendid effect.

| May 13, 2021

The picture is much better than the average and contains a number of scenes of intense dramatic appeal.

| May 13, 2021

The part is difficult -- almost thankless -- but Tracy is excellent whether he is playing a lovesick boy of 20, an ambitious husband of 30 or a hard and successful business man of 50.

| May 13, 2021

Because of its originality, however, and because of the fine acting and direction, The Power and the Glory deserves to be placed among the most distinguished pictures of the year.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 13, 2021

In this short space it is impossible to do more than touch on the remembered moments of Tom Garner's simple biography.

| May 13, 2021

The Power and the Glory is really worth while but is hardly for the masses.

| May 13, 2021

Photography settings, costumes are A1, and I cannot too highly recommend the direction and the dialogue.

| May 13, 2021

It offers great scope for sound and is, indeed, the first step taken by Hollywood towards any imaginative appreciation of sound as a medium.

| May 13, 2021

It is at any rate a harmless story, but it is told in an elaborate and roundabout way, which may serve to point a moral, but certainly does not adorn the tale.

| May 13, 2021

Playwright Sturges, no O. Henry, no Conrad, has ordered his parts to diminish the suspense, not to heighten it. With a technic calling for smart treatment, he has used it on the simplest possible problems, the simplest types of characters.

| May 13, 2021

No little praise for the excellence of this film is due to William K. Howard for the direction and to Preston Sturges, who is responsible for the story and its development.

| May 13, 2021

It's well done in every respect. Casting right down the line is punchy for performance. Howard's direction is truly unique and distinguished.

| May 13, 2021

The result is a somewhat heavy, slow moving film which Is saved from dulness by the subtlety and vitality of the character drawing.

| May 13, 2021

Tracy, previously a villainous supporting player, grabbed his first lead and never looked back, but the movie as a whole is more significant for its place in the history books than as a living, breathing, viewing experience.

| May 13, 2021

Spencer Tracy plays the tycoon with the power and glory, and fine as he is, this isn't one of his best pictures. Nor does it represent the full talent of its interesting director, William K. Howard.

| May 13, 2021