This is Bette Davis' highest grossing movie, but I'd say it's not nearly as good as All About Eve, The Little Foxes, Dark Victory and Of Human Bondage. Davis' acting is great as usual as are Paul Henreid's, Claude Rains' and Gladys Cooper's.
The plot is somewhat odd and reflects the moral standards time period it is set in. I applaud that the author Olive Higgins Prouty looked for a way to have a tragic love story without morally compromised characters. Henreid was also on leg of the love triangle in Casablanca, making his role here comparable though not exactly the same.
Before I go on too long criticizing the movie, it is still well directed, well written, well acted and certainly worth watching.
The plot is somewhat odd and reflects the moral standards time period it is set in. I applaud that the author Olive Higgins Prouty looked for a way to have a tragic love story without morally compromised characters. Henreid was also on leg of the love triangle in Casablanca, making his role here comparable though not exactly the same.
Before I go on too long criticizing the movie, it is still well directed, well written, well acted and certainly worth watching.