I agree with other reviewers that this movie was riddled with subplots, but they were not hard to follow.
I was a bit surprised that Donna Reed's character had to stop and think if she still loved her psychotic ex-boyfriend, who was in prison. What kind of a nutjob (even in 1943) would continue to love a man who killed a dog in front of her, killed two men in another state, and then attempted to murder Dr. Gillespie? I know many of the old MGM plots were sometimes hard to swallow, but come on here!
I noticed also that Dr.Gillespie's character in this entry was softer and warmer in his interpersonal reactions. This was a more approachable Dr. Gillespie than ever before.
Marie Blake, always fun as the switchboard operator, was back again with her quips and acerbic comments. It would have been wonderful to have seen her in a film with more screen time. She had that Betty Garrett quality. Not beautiful but funny, perky, and winning.
I was surprised to see the actor who played Tobey in The Human Comedy playing the recasted role of the killer. I wonder why the other actor didn't continue. I assume he wasn't available at the time.
The movie held my interest, and it was a surprise to realize that when I saw Donna Reed playing the same character from before that this entry was going to focus on earlier events. Truly a way to entice a viewer to tune in to watch the characters tie up loose ends.
Overall worth watching, especially if you enjoy the Dr. Kildare/Gillespie series in its entirety.
I was a bit surprised that Donna Reed's character had to stop and think if she still loved her psychotic ex-boyfriend, who was in prison. What kind of a nutjob (even in 1943) would continue to love a man who killed a dog in front of her, killed two men in another state, and then attempted to murder Dr. Gillespie? I know many of the old MGM plots were sometimes hard to swallow, but come on here!
I noticed also that Dr.Gillespie's character in this entry was softer and warmer in his interpersonal reactions. This was a more approachable Dr. Gillespie than ever before.
Marie Blake, always fun as the switchboard operator, was back again with her quips and acerbic comments. It would have been wonderful to have seen her in a film with more screen time. She had that Betty Garrett quality. Not beautiful but funny, perky, and winning.
I was surprised to see the actor who played Tobey in The Human Comedy playing the recasted role of the killer. I wonder why the other actor didn't continue. I assume he wasn't available at the time.
The movie held my interest, and it was a surprise to realize that when I saw Donna Reed playing the same character from before that this entry was going to focus on earlier events. Truly a way to entice a viewer to tune in to watch the characters tie up loose ends.
Overall worth watching, especially if you enjoy the Dr. Kildare/Gillespie series in its entirety.