Like Katharine Hepburn in the sane year's "On Golden Pond", this was the only pairing of Henry Fonda with the equally legendary Myrna Loy. They had obviously crossed paths in the golden age of Hollywood but being at different studios under contract had prevented them from working together, and the studio heads never got around to promoting and negotiating a teaming.
The story of this long married couple is simple and very close to "On Golden Pond". It is the twilight of their relationship, both now nearing 80 and surviving the death of a child and surviving an affair has only made them stronger. Much of the footage is through flashback with the very good Stephen Collins and Lindsay Crouse portraying them in their younger adult days. They discuss how they made it through all of their crisis and it is apparent that something sad is about to happen.
On the shores of Cape Cod, the strengths of their strong love are revealed from where they met to where one exits, and the profound music will have you sobbing from the very beginning. Fonda is completely different from Norman Thayer, perhaps closer to Tom Joad. Loy is witty, kind, devoted and strong, once again the perfect wife. For classic movie fans, it's a combination of 100 years of movie, TV and stage moments that come together in just 50 minutes. It won't be difficult to see an elderly Nick and Nora Charles going through the same predicament, all the more touching considering that William Powell passed away around this time, and Fonda after receiving Oscar glory, would soon follow.
The story of this long married couple is simple and very close to "On Golden Pond". It is the twilight of their relationship, both now nearing 80 and surviving the death of a child and surviving an affair has only made them stronger. Much of the footage is through flashback with the very good Stephen Collins and Lindsay Crouse portraying them in their younger adult days. They discuss how they made it through all of their crisis and it is apparent that something sad is about to happen.
On the shores of Cape Cod, the strengths of their strong love are revealed from where they met to where one exits, and the profound music will have you sobbing from the very beginning. Fonda is completely different from Norman Thayer, perhaps closer to Tom Joad. Loy is witty, kind, devoted and strong, once again the perfect wife. For classic movie fans, it's a combination of 100 years of movie, TV and stage moments that come together in just 50 minutes. It won't be difficult to see an elderly Nick and Nora Charles going through the same predicament, all the more touching considering that William Powell passed away around this time, and Fonda after receiving Oscar glory, would soon follow.