From what I understand this film is a remake of an earlier picture produced in 1932 which starred notable actors like John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn. Now having never seen the previous movie I cannot honestly say how well the 1940 version compares with it. That said I can only render my opinion based on what I have seen. Be that as it may, in this particular movie Maureen O'Hara stars as a young woman named "Sydney Fairfield" who is engaged to be married soon but gets some very unpleasant news when her father "Hilary Fairfield" (Adolphe Menjou) comes home after escaping from an insane asylum. Her mother, "Margaret Fairfield" (Fay Bainter) had been granted a divorce a year earlier but now her subsequent remarriage in just a few days is also put into question. At any rate, rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that I found this drama to be rather mediocre in that some of the scenes seemed to ramble on at times and the ending left much to be desired. As matter of fact, I honestly believe that this movie would have been slightly better if it had been converted into a comedy instead. But that is just my opinion. In any case, all things considered I rate the film as about average.
