Customer Reviews
For Crawford fans only ! 
2008-09-21
This so-so film is absolutely not a film noir and is boring and silly.
I give two stars simply because it has Dana Andrew in it.
I cannot stand Crawford but Her fans will love it !
I thought Andrew and Fonda could save it.....NOPE !
Crawford 
2008-09-03
Joan ,Joan. This movie is so Joan Crawford . She was so beautiful . I especially like the men in her life. I liked how different they were ,yet how so a like .This film has everything from child abuse to the triangular love affair.Through it all Daisy remains her strong independent self.
DULL AND VAPID. ONE OF JOAN'S WORST FILMS 
2008-07-18
Few of Joan's Crawford's films were good. This film is not an example of a good one. First this is a bland soap opera through and through. It starts off completely dull and does not improve.
The "noirish aspect" of this film is indeed present but Director Otto Preminger's handling of the material is incompetent. The screenplay lacks focus and direction and all the characters except for Fonda's are unlikeable. Fonda himself hated this picture and his role and only agreed to appear in it to complete his contractual obligation for Fox.
The problem is one cannot understand why Crawford would want Andrews who is as stale as cardboard. I agree with the reviewer who said that Crawford had no sex appeal (despite her being a nymphomaniac in real life) and absolutely no chemistry with her leading men. She is also unflatteringly photographed in a lot of scenes (you can actually see blemishes and her freckled skin).
Another problem is the question of why Fonda is enamored of her. There is nothing in the screenplay to explain his motivation or his attraction to her. Thus, the entire plot is unbelievable and as such, it does not impress because one feels no empathy or sympathy for the characters. A good movie makes one root for its protaganists. One could care less how this film turns out.
The mood is atmospheric and the lighting is dark as film noir should be. That's about as "noirish" as it gets. The film is worth a look if you haven't seen it but I know almost definitely that this is one film I have no desire to watch again.
Daisy Kenyon 
2008-07-12
This is one of Joan Crawford's finest performances. She was too old to play Daisy and she knew it, but she saw a chance to give a controlled, sincere performance. She fought for and got two of the hottest male stars of the time, Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda. Andrews was just off of LAURA and Fonda had just returned from the War. They both excel in their roles. Of course a key light does follow Joan highlighted her expressive eyes in many scenes, but other than that, the whole production is top drawer. Otto Preminger directs with a sure, professional hand. Ruth Warrick is also a plus as Andrew's neurotic wife. Production values are great. A super scene at The Stork Club, full of atmosphere and famous personalities making cameo appearances. Look for John Garfield seated at the bar sipping a drink! This is a MUST for Crawford fans. You won't be disappointed.
Enjoyable Women's Film 
2008-06-24
This "Fox Film Noir" series release is misleading. Despite starring Mildred Pierce's Joan Crawford, re-teaming Otto Preminger and Dana Andrews (Laura, Fallen Angel), and featuring Martha Stewart (In a Lonely Place), this film is by no means a "film noir," but it is a fine and enjoyable (but pretty much routine) vehicle for Joan Crawford, on loan-out to Fox from WB during her post-Mildred Pierce comeback phase, as a working "girl" torn between two lovers. Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda, as her suitors, an unhappily married wealthy lawyer with two daughters and a widowed WWII veteran/boat designer, are clearly fulfilling studio contract duties with this film and neither of them seems very inspired by their roles, but they get the job done and Joan Crawford is always fun to watch. If you like 1940s women's films, you'll enjoy watching this movie. If you want bonafide film noir, look elsewhere.
Not the best of Joan Crawford's work but worth watching! 2008-06-22
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 03/11/2008 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Nr
One of My Favorites 2008-06-11
I have never written a review before, but needed to say that I am so taken with this movie, I have been watching it, including commercials, on an old vhs tape that has to be at least 15 years old. Yes, the story is nothing new, but I love this film for the clothes, lifestyle, and New York itself, right after WWII. Here is an independent woman with two men in love with her. She has her own apartment and a successful career, which were not necessarily the norm for films at this time. It was after the war and people wanted to see films about uniting families. We also see how "society" was, with The Stork Club and flowers and cocktails and sophisticated attitudes. Preminger directed this, as always, with his technique of story-telling. We are drawn in right from the beginning and want to watch until we see how it all concludes. He directed "Laura," also about an independent woman, in the same way (I could write a book about how much I adore "Laura"). I would not say this is what is popularly thought of as Film Noir; there is no murder mystery with detectives and tough guys, or suspicious characters in unsavory situations. This is 100% melodrama. And now on dvd--hurray!
Joan Crawford never lets you down.. 2008-06-04
poor Joan..always torn between 2 men and she does it so well..This film won't let you down if your a Joan Crawford fan.
Great "old" movie 2008-05-28
Looked for this movie for many, many years and finally
"voila" there it was for purchase. "Daisy Kenyon" is a great
Joan Crawford movie from way back when they knew how to make
movies. Feared it might be a little outdated but it wasn't
and I really enjoyed seeing her, Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews
at their best again.
OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 12 2008-05-26
****1/2 1947. DAISY KENYON was based on Elizabeth Janeway's Daisy Kenyon and produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Two men gravitate around Daisy Kenyon, an independent woman who begins to become tired of having to take care of the affective problems of her lovers. This superb film doesn't belong to the film noir genre but rather to the personal drama's even if one can consider that certain scenes at the end of the movie (the accident for instance) are filmed in a film noir manner. After the portraits of Laura Laura (Fox Film Noir) Hunt and Stella in Fallen Angel (Fox Film Noir), here is another fascinating portrait of a woman who's got the gift to bewitch the men she meets but in DAISY KENYON, Otto Preminger describes for the first time the weaknesses of such a character. Highly recommended.
