Berry-Berry does wind up back home though, where Mom and Dad (played excellently here by Lansbury and Karl Malden) and unsettled house-guest Eva Marie-Saint await him diligently.
When his younger brother, played so achingly innocently by Brandon DeWilde, visits him in Florida only to wind up bailing him out of jail, he still loves him. Going from town to town, from job to job, and usually winding up in jail, but this is all unknown to his family, who see him as a hero, mainly because he got away from town mostly. Warren Beatty plays Berry-Berry, a drifter if there ever was one. 'All Fall Down' is a tale of a family that are about to be ripped apart at the seams because of their oldest son. See all the movies you know about, watch the dreck that questionably pass for entertainment, and sometimes discover buried gems that nobody has heard of, yet stars people like Warren Beatty and Angela Lansbury. This is exactly why I go to the library and rent movies. John Frankenheimer has to be congratulated for his achievement in this film. In fact, the print we recently viewed appears to have been kept in mint condition. The film also has a good music score by Alex North and a crisp black and white cinematography by Lionel Lindon. Also, Barbara Baxley, another stage actress that knew the lonely and insecure schoolteacher she is seen playing. The minor roles are played well by Constance Ford, who only has a scene, but she makes the best of her Mrs. Brandon de Wilde, as Clinton also does a good job as Clinton, the young Willart that knows all the secrets in his family. Malden gives a realistic portrayal of Ralph, a man lost in alcohol, in order to escape the dreary married life with Annabell. Being a more experienced actor of stage and screen, Mr. Inge as though he was presenting one of his frustrated midwest women that were his specialty. Herlihy's book seems to have been adapted by Mr. Frankenheimer in "The Manchurian Candidate", is one of the best reasons for watching the movie. Angela Lansbury has one of the best moments of her brilliant career as Annabell. When she meets Berry-Berry, she suddenly is able to experience all what she probably has denied herself. She is a woman who hasn't experienced much in her life. Beatty's Berry-Berry, is a light weight playing against more accomplished actors. Frankenheimer was after something that doesn't come across quite clearly, but Mr. Beatty was a strange actor on dramatic roles, he is not as effective as when he played rogues, or comedies. Warren Beatty was probably made to look like a Jimmy Dean by the studio in order to capitalize on his good looks. Suddenly, it appears that Berry-Berry is changed until he realizes Echo was hiding something from him. When Berry-Berry, the prodigal son returns for a visit, Echo feels sexually aroused by the young stud.
It's obvious her interest in men is limited. Echo is a happy go lucky "old maid", by her own account, in her early thirties. Enter Echo O'Brian, the young and pretty friend of the family. He seems to live in his own world, tuning out the bickering between his parents. Clinton, the younger son, is plainly aware of the unhappiness around him. Annabell is a nagging wife that appears to be unfulfilled with the life she and Ralpht, her alcoholic husband, lead in Cleveland. In the meantime, we are taken to the Willart home.
The trip ends as the young man beats the mousy schoolteacher and lands in jail. Later, Berry-Berry catches a ride north with the lonely schoolteacher going home for a Christmas vacation. Mandel, for a trip to the Bahamas in her husband's yacht. We watch him as he is hired by an older woman, Mrs. Berry-Berry decides to stick around Florida, a fertile ground for what he is looking for. His younger brother, Clinton, has come to what appears to be Key West, to bail him out. Since he is seen as young stud, he attracts the kind of women that are either insecure, or have not a great sex life. He would have been a candidate for analysis because he probably would have been able to get a rein on his problem. Berry-Berry's problems seems to stem from a deeply rooted complex with his home life. It appears Berry-Berry has a problem with beating women. We are introduced to Berry-Berry Willart, a young man from Cleveland. The director working with some of the best actors of the era, created a film that, although forgotten, had a lot going for it.
Frankenheimer shows his versatility in "All Fall Down". Working on the James Leo Herlihy novel, adapted by William Inge, Mr. John Frankenheimer was not a director of domestic dramas.
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