Review of Her Twelve Men

This is certainly one of the films, which most teachers ought to see before and during their professional lives. It narrates the charming saga of a not so brilliant female teacher who, by the way, has a tremendous sense of humanity. From the opening, many teachers would remember and recognize how their final professional choice, didn't come at first sight, but instead, after a few shocks with reality. And a very hard reality, which obliged them to review the situation and put many golden dreams away. The same happened to this charming redhead, Jan Stewart. She recalls her former dreams while flying to the place where she will become the teacher of twelve boys in a boarding school. Sometimes rich boys may cry and Jan does her best to avoid it, although often misunderstood by the little devils she has to take care of. Greer Garson is competent as always and Robert Ryan is also well as the competent teacher that finally falls in love with Jan. Also noteworthy is the young actor who plays the rejected rich boy, dropped in a boarding school by his insensitive parents. Don't know his name. And a crazy coffee pot provides extra fun. Finally this is not the first color film of Greer Garson. It's true that she rarely was seen in color, but before this film she was seen in color in "Scandal at Scourie", an MGM Technicolor movie from 1953, also starring Walter Pigeon, Donna Corcoran and Agnes Moorehead. As a leading lady, Garson was seen only in three color films, every one in a different process: Scandal at Scourie (Technicolor); Her Twelwe Men (Ansco Color/Print by Technicolor) and Strange Lady in Town (Warnercolor). Then Greer Garson in color, was a matter of supporting cast or special appearances. A pity. I was a boy when I saw her last films. But I miss her. I liked her.