One cannot but help comparing this film to John Hustons's The Night of Iguana, which also had Deborah Kerr and Ava Gardner in major roles. In both films the two ladies are a delight to watch even in the year 2000.
This film suffers from the lack of good direction, compared to Huston's work, that was propped up by the director who provided more than the sum of the actors contributions.
What is notable is that both Kerr's and Gardner's talent were latent but did not bloom in this film, while Huston's direction of the two ladies in Iguana brought out their maturity years later. Kerr and Gardner are mesmerizing to watch with or without a good director.
P.S. Sidney Greenstreet is more interesting as an actor to watch than Clark Gable.
This film suffers from the lack of good direction, compared to Huston's work, that was propped up by the director who provided more than the sum of the actors contributions.
What is notable is that both Kerr's and Gardner's talent were latent but did not bloom in this film, while Huston's direction of the two ladies in Iguana brought out their maturity years later. Kerr and Gardner are mesmerizing to watch with or without a good director.
P.S. Sidney Greenstreet is more interesting as an actor to watch than Clark Gable.