I had a very funny first impression of Andy Griffith: specifically, I didn't find him funny. I first watched his dramatic performance in A Face in the Crowd, and still to this day have never seen any episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. The rest of the American public might think of him as a country bumpkin, but I never have. So, when I saw him dummying down his acting ability in The Second Time Around and being such a hick he was practically picking straw out of his teeth, I was shocked. My mom chuckled and informed me he was just acting the way he usually did.
In The Second Time Around, Debbie Reynolds is a widow with young kids. She moves to the country and gets mercilessly made fun of for her city slicker ways. Tough broad Thelma Ritter takes her in, and tries to give her advice, but Debbie has her own gumption enough to make her own mistakes. Meanwhile, sweet country bumpkin Andy Griffith and slick gambler Steve Forrest both vie for her affections. Since I'm not a Debbie Reynolds fan, I didn't really like this movie. The love triangle is obvious, the plot twists are silly, and it's far from realistic. But I did find it cute to see the former Molly Brown (Thelma) acting alongside the future Molly Brown (Debbie).
In The Second Time Around, Debbie Reynolds is a widow with young kids. She moves to the country and gets mercilessly made fun of for her city slicker ways. Tough broad Thelma Ritter takes her in, and tries to give her advice, but Debbie has her own gumption enough to make her own mistakes. Meanwhile, sweet country bumpkin Andy Griffith and slick gambler Steve Forrest both vie for her affections. Since I'm not a Debbie Reynolds fan, I didn't really like this movie. The love triangle is obvious, the plot twists are silly, and it's far from realistic. But I did find it cute to see the former Molly Brown (Thelma) acting alongside the future Molly Brown (Debbie).