The movie star here is the city of Rome. Best to drink in the city and zero in on individual performances (and leave the film, as a whole, alone). It was a treat to see Jean Peters (whose second husband was Howard Hughes). I never saw her in a film until this one. She reminds me of Joan Bennett. I never heard of Maggie McNamara, who was quite good. Her Hollywood career was brief and her real-life death, tragic. Dorothy McGuire's cool, sleekness is always a plus for any film. The younger men are as good-looking as them come. Clifton Webb, as usual, is wonderful. And the French-born Louis Jordan and British-born Cathleen Nesbitt both play Italians! But the film as a whole? Four stars.
Review of Three Coins in the Fountain
