Yes, that's the one real problem with this film. Too much humor between Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson. Far less of it would have been appropriate since this really is a drama.
Once we get beyond that, it's a good film and one where the good guy (actually good girl -- Ann Sheridan) wins out over the bad guy (actually bad girl -- Alexis Smith). In the middle is the very likable Dennis Morgan.
I always felt that Dennis Morgan is an underrated actor. He could sing, do light comedy, and could be dramatic. And I always enjoyed his performances...and did here. It always seemed like it was hard not to like him.
Ann Sheridan shines here. I had forgotten just how good she could be. This was a good reminder. And, I had forgotten just how bad Alexis Smith could be...and here she was aat her nastiest. In other words, all 3 main characters do exactly what is needed for the story.
Apparently Morgan and Jack Carson were buddies. And in some films that worked. I didn't feel it did here. Carson was a distraction. Jane Wyman is along in her "pre-fame" period, and does just fine, although I thought she really had only one really good scene as "the best friend". Reginald Gardiner's character here seems very unrealistic, and again was more a distraction than anything else. The father is ably played by Thurston Hall, a fine character actor.
As to the story line, boiy meets girl, they fall in love, but their idea of what a marraige should be separates them. But the scheming other woman strikes and temporarily wins the day...but in the end heads for Reno. Okay, nothing very unusual here, but, except for the comic instrusions, it's handled nicely.
This is not "great" cinema, but it's a decent flick.
Once we get beyond that, it's a good film and one where the good guy (actually good girl -- Ann Sheridan) wins out over the bad guy (actually bad girl -- Alexis Smith). In the middle is the very likable Dennis Morgan.
I always felt that Dennis Morgan is an underrated actor. He could sing, do light comedy, and could be dramatic. And I always enjoyed his performances...and did here. It always seemed like it was hard not to like him.
Ann Sheridan shines here. I had forgotten just how good she could be. This was a good reminder. And, I had forgotten just how bad Alexis Smith could be...and here she was aat her nastiest. In other words, all 3 main characters do exactly what is needed for the story.
Apparently Morgan and Jack Carson were buddies. And in some films that worked. I didn't feel it did here. Carson was a distraction. Jane Wyman is along in her "pre-fame" period, and does just fine, although I thought she really had only one really good scene as "the best friend". Reginald Gardiner's character here seems very unrealistic, and again was more a distraction than anything else. The father is ably played by Thurston Hall, a fine character actor.
As to the story line, boiy meets girl, they fall in love, but their idea of what a marraige should be separates them. But the scheming other woman strikes and temporarily wins the day...but in the end heads for Reno. Okay, nothing very unusual here, but, except for the comic instrusions, it's handled nicely.
This is not "great" cinema, but it's a decent flick.