The rebellious daughter of an army general becomes involved with a communist agitator, much to the consternation of her father, who instead attempts to pair her with a handsome yet dim-witted soldier..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for Barbara Stanwyck’s filmography. If you want a sharp political satire, look elsewhere. If you want a lighthearted romance, this feels a bit too burdened by its own heavy-handed message about 'proper' American values. The whole thing feels like it’s vi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Sidney Lanfield
Maurice Campbell
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for Barbara Stanwyck’s filmography. If you want a sharp political satire, look elsewhere. If you want a lighthearted romance, this feels a bit too burdened by its own heavy-handed message about 'proper' American values. The whole thing feels like it’s vibrating with anxiety about communism, which makes for a weirdly stiff watch today. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs, though it certainly tries to be. Barbara Stanwyck plays the..."
Elmer Harris, Humphrey Pearson, Manuel Seff
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