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Melodramatic Moral Decisions
Contrary to what some other reviewers have written, I happen to find this movie quite enjoyable and a prime example of the "Happiness At What Cost?" theme that was explored in many outstanding films of the 30's, 40's and 50's. A few that come to mind are DODSWORTH (Walter Huston), ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO (Bette Davis) and THE SHINING HOUR (Joan Crawford), all of which dealt with people having to ask the question: Do I grab my one and only chance for true love, even though others may suffer for it, or do I follow the noble course of action and sacrifice my own happiness so that the feelings of others will be spared? This film certainly doesn't measure up to any of those classics, but it's still a very entertaining drama. The moral/ethical decision, in this case, involves lonely Lana Turner trying to choose whether to force her lover Ray Milland to leave his wife (an invalid confined to a wheelchair) or to let him go and leave his marriage intact. Soap opera? Maybe, but it's great stuff to watch on a cold winter afternoon.

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A Waste of Your Time
A completely forgettable vehicle for Lana Turner, filmed in black and white so not even the clothing can be enjoyed. Turner plays an eager young model who falls in love with a married man. Unfortunately, Ms. Turner looks older than her thirty or so years in this picture, making her unbelievable as the fresh faced girl from Kansas. Her meteoric rise to the top takes about ten minutes and why she can't get a date with anyone but Ray Milland, a married man from out of town, is not too clear. It's the kind of over blown sap-fest contract players were forced to submit to back then. I'm a big fan of Lana's, and this was just too boring to finish watching.