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Personally I prefer Red Dust and Jean Harlow's earthy and honest prostitute to Ava Gardner's fashion show. Great clothes they are, too, and she looks gorgeous and immaculate at all times, but the movie is set in the jungle and she's traveling with a lot of pure white in her luggage. Case in point: there's a scene where Ava is playfully wrestling with a baby elephant. The elephant is very dirty and she is rolling in the dirt several times, but her white sweater shows only a small spot of dirt. The technicolor is wonderful but I just watch for Ava's perfection in the sweaty tropics. Grace Kelly is more simply dressed but she stays spotless, too.

Nothing new to add except that I love this movie for its realistic view of the Depression. It's like a time capsule albeit filled with capers of a more serious nature. Fairbanks is breezy and gorgeous to look at as is Bette Davis although her southern accent is a bit of a head scratcher and McHugh is great as always.

What a lovely film. Perfectly of it's time - precisely of it's moment - the feelings experienced and expressed are eternal, magnified by the somber background of the war. I watched this on TCM, on a whim, and I'm so glad I found it. The Clock is rather surprisingly full of twists and turns up to the end, played earnestly and beautifully by the leads. Enjoy.