Rent it, buy it, borrow it if you must, but please watch this movie. It was so enjoyable that within minutes I completely forgot it was black and white. The characters are portrayed so convincingly I never had the impression they were "acting". It was really a charming movie. Even Linus, as played by Bogart, had some really humorous lines all deadpanned as if he were a bit serious when speaking them. The movie flows seamlessly from one scene to the next and never left me craving better dialogue. Modern day movies just don't seem to have the grace of films like this one. It was a treat to be reminded of how people viewed life in that era. A Cinderella story it is indeed, but it is so much more than that.