This starts out as the story of a serviceman looking forward to his leave. He's going to see his fiancée and give her a ring. Before we know it, his plane has made a forced landing in New Orleans.
He meets a songbird -- Durbin, who was very wise to turn to film noir when her charm as a girl soprano was waning. She starts to tell her own story and voila! His story is essentially forgotten. One might almost say junked.
Durbin was married to Gene Kelly. He's highly believable in an exceptionally unsympathetic role. Gale Sondergaard is his mother. And what a couple they are! We're looking at a highly unnatural relationship here.
All three of these performers are good. Richard Whorf is -- well, he's there as the solider. Gladys George has a touching bit as the manager of the bar where Durbin performs.
It's not the best movie ever made. But it's one of the creepiest.
He meets a songbird -- Durbin, who was very wise to turn to film noir when her charm as a girl soprano was waning. She starts to tell her own story and voila! His story is essentially forgotten. One might almost say junked.
Durbin was married to Gene Kelly. He's highly believable in an exceptionally unsympathetic role. Gale Sondergaard is his mother. And what a couple they are! We're looking at a highly unnatural relationship here.
All three of these performers are good. Richard Whorf is -- well, he's there as the solider. Gladys George has a touching bit as the manager of the bar where Durbin performs.
It's not the best movie ever made. But it's one of the creepiest.