Poor ERROL FLYNN. When he finally did get to choose a good role for himself, it had to be in a very lackluster version of a stodgy novel, the first half of which is used for THAT FORSYTE WOMAN. And he had to get GREER GARSON as leading lady who, for some reason, seems as detached and remote from the proceedings as his character is supposed to be. With two such detached performances in the leading roles, the film emerges as heavy going for the audience.
But these are not the only failures. JANET LEIGH was not yet the fine actress she would become and is little more than a cardboard ingenue as the young woman in love with an impoverished architect, ROBERT YOUNG, who, incidentally, is about ten years too old for his role despite efforts to make him appear younger.
The story is a slim one for such a handsome production and fails to generate more than a modest response.
But the film does show an interesting side of Errol Flynn and proves that he was much more than a man who could wield a sword with the best of them. He actually delivers a solid enough performance as the stuffy Soames who, because he is a man of property, is used to buying whatever he wants, regardless of consequences.
Fans of the four stars will no doubt find them enough of a reason to watch. Pity the story, which moves at a snail's pace, was hardly worthy of their combined talents.
But these are not the only failures. JANET LEIGH was not yet the fine actress she would become and is little more than a cardboard ingenue as the young woman in love with an impoverished architect, ROBERT YOUNG, who, incidentally, is about ten years too old for his role despite efforts to make him appear younger.
The story is a slim one for such a handsome production and fails to generate more than a modest response.
But the film does show an interesting side of Errol Flynn and proves that he was much more than a man who could wield a sword with the best of them. He actually delivers a solid enough performance as the stuffy Soames who, because he is a man of property, is used to buying whatever he wants, regardless of consequences.
Fans of the four stars will no doubt find them enough of a reason to watch. Pity the story, which moves at a snail's pace, was hardly worthy of their combined talents.