4/10
It's all about a musical mouse.
14 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Well, not really, and I had no idea what they had mice in Hawaii. It's the only real standout detail in this military romance that starts off in the stereotypical ideal of the old south and ends up in the land of pineapples and sugar cane. Ray Millard is a navy pilot who falls instantly in love with spoiled Wendy Barrie and takes her from the plantation of cotton and collard greens to the more tropical Pacific island where she gets a quick lesson in responsibility and growing up. Their romance moves so fast that the two actors don't have the chance to establish any chemistry. The sudden twist of her apparent infidelity comes out of nowhere.

Barrie's character has to deal, not only with no servants and a piano playing mouse, but nosy neighbors, strict naval rules and a husband who doesn't let her get away with any nonsense. There are some tense flying moments (including a crackup that really gets no serious reaction from Milland) and another aviation sequence that seemingly has Milland on a suicide mission after Barrie takes off with his rival (Kent Taylor), followed by a court- martial trial. Character actors like Clara Blandick and Louise Beavers representing the old south and Samuel S. Hinds representing the Navy makes this seem like two different films.
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