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Good first adult role for Elizabeth Taylor
Having only seen this film for the first time recently I was pleasantly surprised by its overraul quality and very good performances. Being a big Elizabeth Taylor fan I had read over the years how it was a "False start" for her in adult roles but really Elizabeth handles herself excellently in this veri intriguing story of a young American bride in London finding out her new husband is not all he seems.
The storyline is quite gripping i feel , in particular in the later part of the film when Elizabeth learns the truth about who her husband actually is. The duck shooting scene in particular is very tense and gripping and the tense feel to this second half really earns the film mor estars in my book.
Elizabeth's performance once again reveals what a fine actress she was. Considering she was only 16 or so when she made this film she does an excellent job against the well honed skills of Robert Taylor. The film benefits greatly from the fine English supporting cast and the location photography in England.
The film is an early but worthy introduction to older roles for Elizabeth and with such triumphs as "Father of the Bride" and "A Place in the Sun" just around the corner she was set for a smooth transition from her child performing years into adult roles.
A good film to include in your collection, done with all the care typical of MGM of that time. Enjoy it!

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TNT=Taylor and Taylor!
MGM pairs two of their biggest stars, who just so happen to share the name Taylor, in this cold-war story that starts off as a drama but ends up becoming something of a "Suspicion" wanna-be! The studio's financially keen awareness of 17-year old Elizabeth's astounding physical maturity was quickly capitalized upon when her usual ingenue roles came to an end and, among much shameless publicity and hype, they unveiled her to the public in this movie as a "woman." MGM's exploitation of La Liz's outward attributes was painfully obvious when this film first premiered--displayed above the marquee was a huge (and I do mean huge!) picture of just her wearing a low-cut dress and come-hither look--you'd of thought noone but her was starring in the film! But on to the movie. This is one of Liz's more obscure films, and with good reason--though it's not bad, there's nothing special about it. She plays Melinda Greyton, a flighty but naive American in 1949 postwar London. The other Taylor, Robert, is starting to show his age but is still very handsome as the dashing but disturbingly remote Major Michael Currah. Being the most photogenic people in the film, they naturally fall for each other and wed--but things take a drastic turn for the worse when the secretive Michael becomes abusively paranoid with his psychological tormenting and even more withdrawn after their marriage, and is constantly away on mysterious night calls. A distraught Melinda later realizes that her husband is a traitorous spy in the employ of the Soviets, who are dismayed he got married without their permission. Emotionally harried Melinda proves she's made of sterner stuff when this shocking revelation serves as a maturing experience and stiffens her resolve when she insists he stop spying after his attempt to persuade her to overlook his treasonous activities. She is now is seen as a risk by the Soviets and Mike is ordered to kill his own wife!--at this point the film goes down an uncannily reminiscent "Suspicion" like path with an increasingly terrified Melinda scared to death of her husband. Will he or won't he? I think you can guess the predictable answer to that, though I won't be a spoiler by revealing it and you'll just have to see the movie if you really want to know how it plays out.