With music by Max Steiner, art direction by Van Nest Polgnase
and intelligent script and direction by Worthington Minor, this
stylish film doesn't disappoint. Not forgetting it's two stars -
Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard who play beautifully with each other.
Brook plays Jack Overton, a doctor whose genuine concern for his
patients have turned a young dancer's head. Helen Vinson thrives in an
unusually sympathetic part - her Nan knows that she is infatuated with
him but feels love should always be exciting and of the moment and
doubts that Jack's long lasting devotion to his wife Alice is true love.
Seeds of doubt are sown in Jack's mind and when he arrives home, he and Alice have a blazing row as things have been souring in the marriage for quite a while now. Alice is not without her admirers - her niece Marge's fiancee Paul (Theodore Newton) is positively infatuated with her, especially seeing her in the beautiful dress she once wore when she eloped with Jack. Brook wasn't an exciting actor but he was so good - and it comes through in his impassioned speech about trying again, even if they have to pretend to be in love just while they recapture their past excitement. The film worked best in the scenes between Brook and Wynyard - Vinson was terrific but her part was left a bit up in the air. Towards the end she visited the Overton's home and proved to Alice she was sincere in her love. Irene Harvey was lovely as Marge and she did get a few scenes to show some emotion.
Seeds of doubt are sown in Jack's mind and when he arrives home, he and Alice have a blazing row as things have been souring in the marriage for quite a while now. Alice is not without her admirers - her niece Marge's fiancee Paul (Theodore Newton) is positively infatuated with her, especially seeing her in the beautiful dress she once wore when she eloped with Jack. Brook wasn't an exciting actor but he was so good - and it comes through in his impassioned speech about trying again, even if they have to pretend to be in love just while they recapture their past excitement. The film worked best in the scenes between Brook and Wynyard - Vinson was terrific but her part was left a bit up in the air. Towards the end she visited the Overton's home and proved to Alice she was sincere in her love. Irene Harvey was lovely as Marge and she did get a few scenes to show some emotion.