Count me in for Palance. Best version ever done. I mean, c'mon, Rueben, those dumb closeups of eyes and mouths while Fred and Ruth spout (badly) that horrible "romantic" dialogue, which is just as bad as any of the mush in MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE. Now, don't get me wrong, I think its a great version overall, probably second best, with an iconic makeup for March (love it!), but the love scenes remind me of the spoofing that SINGING IN THE RAIN did on early sound films.