Unkissed librarian (her hair pulled back in a stereotypical bun) gets the proverbial makeover (including new fashions) and boards a cruise to Havana; while shipboard, she attracts the romantic attentions of a witty, charming--and married!--man. Their love affair is fraught with many complications over the years, the most outlandish of which involves Lulu the Librarian's clandestine pregnancy and, later, acting as her own daughter's governess once her lover runs for office and decides to adopt the baby. Producer-director Frank Capra also had a hand in the original story, but this doesn't appear to be material the filmmaker would normally connect with. It's a somewhat hysterical potboiler, given a slight boost by Barbara Stanwyck's thoughtful lead performance. **1/2 from ****
Review of Forbidden
