Crawford was great in several dramatic roles including A Woman's Face, The Damned Don't Cry and Mildred Pierce. In the early 40s she was offered some bad scripts and some films she wasn't suited for. This film is one of them. Joan, like her rival Bette Davis, had no talent for comedy. Crawford was pretty much unintentionally funny after 1951 and in Mommie Dearest, but never intentionally.
Melvyn Douglas can usually brighten up any film. Not this one. It is just dumb, not funny.
I think Columbia Pictures through these two actors who were so great in A Woman's Face the year earlier could save a bad script.
Melvyn Douglas can usually brighten up any film. Not this one. It is just dumb, not funny.
I think Columbia Pictures through these two actors who were so great in A Woman's Face the year earlier could save a bad script.