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Razor's Edge, The

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Razor's Edge, The -- Glossy adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's story of an American (Tyrone Power) who returns from World War I convinced there is more to life than attaining wealth, quits his society friends for Paris to rethink his goals, then winds up in India seeking spiritual wisdom. Directed by Edmund Goulding, the man's growing idealism leads him to give up the love of a socialite (Gene Tierney) and devote himself instead to helping a deeply troubled woman (Anne Baxter), but the result of all this selflessness adds up to little more than a slickly contrived tearjerker. Romantic complications and vague spiritual yearnings. (A-II) (br) ( 1946 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.