I was never too fond of this depressing story that serves only to prove that JEAN SIMMONS could play an emotional role with the best of them. But it's disheartening to see the sort of suffering she has to go through when she exits a mental hospital, only to return home to a situation that has grown even worse in her absence.
That she has the good sense to finally declare her independence from a cold and indifferent husband is the only satisfaction the viewer may get from this classy looking soap opera. Otherwise, it becomes a bit tedious to watch the homefront situation get worse by the minute.
DAN O'HERLIHY is the cold professorial husband who finally gets told off by a transformed Simmons and RHONDA FLEMING is appropriately overly glamorous as the step-sister Simmons is jealous of, but both characters are strictly one-dimensional. It's a tribute to Miss Simmons that at least her performance does give more layers to her role than the script provides and she was justifiably nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
Summing up: Not my cup of tea, but Simmons shows she has what it takes.
That she has the good sense to finally declare her independence from a cold and indifferent husband is the only satisfaction the viewer may get from this classy looking soap opera. Otherwise, it becomes a bit tedious to watch the homefront situation get worse by the minute.
DAN O'HERLIHY is the cold professorial husband who finally gets told off by a transformed Simmons and RHONDA FLEMING is appropriately overly glamorous as the step-sister Simmons is jealous of, but both characters are strictly one-dimensional. It's a tribute to Miss Simmons that at least her performance does give more layers to her role than the script provides and she was justifiably nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
Summing up: Not my cup of tea, but Simmons shows she has what it takes.