A year after they joined Gloria Swanson with Oscar nominations for the memorable "Sunset Boulevard," Bill Holden and Nancy Olson were passionate in "A Girl for Joe," which was also known as "A Force of Arms." No matter what the title, the film was certainly a major disappointment.
The writing is weak here. Holden is the Lieutenant in the Army who meets fellow Lieutenant Olson, on a cemetery hill in Italy, where she is grieving for a lost love. Within moments, love blossoms between the both.
The film alternates between battle scenes and days off for enjoyment for the GI's.
We soon find ourselves with a wedding and Olson in a family way, only to have Holden, who is distraught with the deaths of his friend and a superior, go missing. We then find Olson frantically looking for him. Remember Little Boy Lost? Substitute a grown man for the child.
The writing is weak here. Holden is the Lieutenant in the Army who meets fellow Lieutenant Olson, on a cemetery hill in Italy, where she is grieving for a lost love. Within moments, love blossoms between the both.
The film alternates between battle scenes and days off for enjoyment for the GI's.
We soon find ourselves with a wedding and Olson in a family way, only to have Holden, who is distraught with the deaths of his friend and a superior, go missing. We then find Olson frantically looking for him. Remember Little Boy Lost? Substitute a grown man for the child.