I hated this movie. It celebrates the illicit romance between married Hayward and wooden Calhoun. Meanwhile, unbalanced but loving husband David Wayne is ridiculed for being the most interesting, and I think noblest, character in the film.
The songs Froman sings are all unremarkable, and Hayward's performance is by-the-numbers and unconvincing. Add in a ridiculous bit by Robert Wagner as a traumatized trooper revitalized by Froman's USO show, and you can give me a musical like "Girl Crazy" or a bio-pic like Love Me Or Leve Me over this unsatisfactory melange at any time.
Thelma Ritter's bravura performance as Clancy and a nice bit by Max Showalter raises my vote from a 2 to 4 out of 10, still sub-standard.
The songs Froman sings are all unremarkable, and Hayward's performance is by-the-numbers and unconvincing. Add in a ridiculous bit by Robert Wagner as a traumatized trooper revitalized by Froman's USO show, and you can give me a musical like "Girl Crazy" or a bio-pic like Love Me Or Leve Me over this unsatisfactory melange at any time.
Thelma Ritter's bravura performance as Clancy and a nice bit by Max Showalter raises my vote from a 2 to 4 out of 10, still sub-standard.