Joseph Cotten's character Zack suffers from anxiety attacks. A vivid scene showing him have one would be good for people who do suffer from such attacks. His voice-over, talking to himself, telling himself that is isn't real, is exactly right because in the middle of one, nothing else in the world feels so real. He also gives Ginger Roger's character Mary a good description of what it feels like in a big battle - the only thing you experience is what's right in front of you, not how they show it in the movies with panoramic knowledge.
One thing that is missing from the movie is any idea of what prison is like for Mary. I have heard of work release from prison but never vacations from prison.
There is some nice gentle humor sprinkled throughout, particularly between Mary's uncle and his daughter, played by Shirley Temple. He chastises her for playing her music too loud and it's amusing to think that "war" has been going on for 70 years! I believe that "small", character driven stories like this stay with viewers much longer than the explosive, quick cut turkeys Hollywood seems to want to make today.
One thing that is missing from the movie is any idea of what prison is like for Mary. I have heard of work release from prison but never vacations from prison.
There is some nice gentle humor sprinkled throughout, particularly between Mary's uncle and his daughter, played by Shirley Temple. He chastises her for playing her music too loud and it's amusing to think that "war" has been going on for 70 years! I believe that "small", character driven stories like this stay with viewers much longer than the explosive, quick cut turkeys Hollywood seems to want to make today.