This goes down like a milkshake and an order of fries---one of those guilty pleasures from MGM that has no nutritional value, but is so glossy that it's irresistible. In this melodrama/suspenser, Hepburn is in training for her 1950's lovelorn-spinster parts in "The Rainmaker" and "Summertime." She is so basically no-nonsense and self-sufficient that it's a little hard to buy her as the threatened bride, but she's enjoyable all the same. It's fun to see how the screenplay sets up the roadsigns to Murderous Husband.
What a treat to see Kathryn Card AND Marjorie Main, in the same movie--they could almost be twin crusty ladies. Edmund Gwenn is back in a return engagement as Hepburn's father, some 11 years after he played the part in "Sylvia Scarlett." The two Roberts are improbable brothers, and there is no chemistry between either of them and Hepburn, but they have nice resonant voices. At only 36, Taylor looks tired--he was probably a heavy smoker. When Mitchum gives his speech about the ocean's dangerous "undercurrent," you almost expect to hear trumpets underscoring the word, which is part of the fun.
What a treat to see Kathryn Card AND Marjorie Main, in the same movie--they could almost be twin crusty ladies. Edmund Gwenn is back in a return engagement as Hepburn's father, some 11 years after he played the part in "Sylvia Scarlett." The two Roberts are improbable brothers, and there is no chemistry between either of them and Hepburn, but they have nice resonant voices. At only 36, Taylor looks tired--he was probably a heavy smoker. When Mitchum gives his speech about the ocean's dangerous "undercurrent," you almost expect to hear trumpets underscoring the word, which is part of the fun.