5/10
Gable and Turner Have Been Better
8 February 2011
Turner and Gable's first film together after "Honky Tonk" is this story of reporter/war correspondent Gable meeting brother Robert Sterling's girl Lana and going after her. (He did meet her first, but went after her anyway, after knowing she was Robert Sterling's fiancée.) Clark and Lana's courtship and the first hour is enjoyable, but at the half-way point, the movie takes a complete 180 degree turn to the then current war and gets into the battle. Keenan Wynn and Van Johnson costar during this part. But despite its action, the movie loses the viewers' interest. To top it off, the ending gets preachy with Clark spouting off the headlines and patriotic propaganda to Lana, who's typing (but can she really be getting all this down?) You may watch this for its stars, but it's really a letdown for all concerned.
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