This film isn't half as bad as some of our reviewers are indicating...nor is it half as good as the typical Greer Garson film! But we do need to remember that this was only her second film, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
I think one of the things that we don't like about this film is that here, Greer Garson is engaged, but marries a different man shortly after meeting him...and he happens to be the best friend of her original fiancée. It doesn't exactly put Garson's character in a positive light.
But, as we learn, it isn't just a story about girl marrying fiancée's best friend. The marriage flops, the original fiancée gives them a medicine that erases the memory, and we go through it all a second time...well, at least an abbreviated version.
You have to suspend belief just a little bit too much here. And, this is supposed to be a comedy...and there is a bit of light humor in it, but I doubt you'll laugh out loud...perhaps very quietly to yourself.
There are some bright spots in the cast, but it doesn't quite save the picture. Robert Taylor is good as the eventual husband. Greer Garson already seems like a polished actress in only her second film. We have a lot of sympathy for the original fiancée -- Lew Ayres -- who is really pleasant. I never understood the attraction of Billie Burke...and still don't. Reginald Owen doesn't get much beyond his usual bluster. Henry Travers is always a welcome addition to any film. It's kind of fun seeing Laura Hope Crews during the same year she was Aunt Pittipat in "Gone With The Wind".
I'm stretching a bit to give this a "7", but it's an okay film, and a must if you're a fan of Greer Garson!
I think one of the things that we don't like about this film is that here, Greer Garson is engaged, but marries a different man shortly after meeting him...and he happens to be the best friend of her original fiancée. It doesn't exactly put Garson's character in a positive light.
But, as we learn, it isn't just a story about girl marrying fiancée's best friend. The marriage flops, the original fiancée gives them a medicine that erases the memory, and we go through it all a second time...well, at least an abbreviated version.
You have to suspend belief just a little bit too much here. And, this is supposed to be a comedy...and there is a bit of light humor in it, but I doubt you'll laugh out loud...perhaps very quietly to yourself.
There are some bright spots in the cast, but it doesn't quite save the picture. Robert Taylor is good as the eventual husband. Greer Garson already seems like a polished actress in only her second film. We have a lot of sympathy for the original fiancée -- Lew Ayres -- who is really pleasant. I never understood the attraction of Billie Burke...and still don't. Reginald Owen doesn't get much beyond his usual bluster. Henry Travers is always a welcome addition to any film. It's kind of fun seeing Laura Hope Crews during the same year she was Aunt Pittipat in "Gone With The Wind".
I'm stretching a bit to give this a "7", but it's an okay film, and a must if you're a fan of Greer Garson!