Nunnally Johnson is a good writer - but maybe not such a good director. This film is so dull to look at that it almost dies. The Cinemascope frame makes it look all the duller, and the cheap, fake sets look very, well, cheap and fake!
But the central idea here is fascinating. The film takes a serious look at how difficult it was for men to return to ordinary everyday existences after the horror of the war. Gregory Peck is fine in the lead role, but Jennifer Jones is a little shrill as his wife.
The supporting cast is excellent. Fredric March gives one of his best performances as Peck's troubled boss - and Ann Harding is sensational as his unloved wife. And Henry Daniell as Peck's business rival almost steals the picture.
But the film is way over-long and the ending very trite. Still worth a look.
But the central idea here is fascinating. The film takes a serious look at how difficult it was for men to return to ordinary everyday existences after the horror of the war. Gregory Peck is fine in the lead role, but Jennifer Jones is a little shrill as his wife.
The supporting cast is excellent. Fredric March gives one of his best performances as Peck's troubled boss - and Ann Harding is sensational as his unloved wife. And Henry Daniell as Peck's business rival almost steals the picture.
But the film is way over-long and the ending very trite. Still worth a look.