The world is filled with secrets and each resident other through its long history has enough of a storyline to cover several Broadway plays. The narration here by handsome Richard Egan has him confronting a past his left lung behind and finding that while you can go home, it's not always best to expect the past to welcome you with open arms. When he left his Southern home years ago to go to New York to become a lawyer, he never thought he'd have to confront those memories, but a case involving the law firm he works with has him forced to return and confront his past as well as learn long kept secrets about other people involving the case.
Dana Wynter co-stars as the young girl who was in love with him who has grown up to be a beautiful woman and has reclaimed her family home which she lost after the death of her parents by marrying the man who bought it. it's not a good marriage for her to Cameron Mitchell, and as a matter of fact, it's a lousy one based only on her need to be in her childhood home, so her intentions of running away with Egan and with him deciding to divorce his wife (Dorothy Patrick), they must confront the truth about who each other is and what their true desires are.
The case he must visit his old home of Pompey's Head regards the blind writer (Sidney Blackmer) whose wife (Marjorie Rambeau) insists sue the firm Egan works for over money she claims they stole from her husband. This too is not a marriage based on love, but on false beliefs and a paternity secret that Blackmer is hiding. each detail involving both plots becomes a bit convoluted here and there but the way it is presented is very entertaining and almost epic in scope. the gorgeous color photography and lavish settings are also attractions which makes this interesting.
I've always felt that Richard Egan was a very underrated actor and while he does not have extreme star magnetism, he is subtle and that is what this part requires to avoid becoming overly melodramatic. Wynter goes from young girl to work, and it's like watching Gigi grow in front of your eyes. Mitchell's Southern accent feels forced, so he's one flaw among the cast. Blackmer and Rambeau provide riveting characterizations in supporting parts and get the high praise, with Blackmer building in tension and Rambeau erupting like a volcano from the start. Well worth seeing if you can find the full widescreen version rather than a pan and scan, which if that is the case, skip it and hope it shows up in its released format.
Dana Wynter co-stars as the young girl who was in love with him who has grown up to be a beautiful woman and has reclaimed her family home which she lost after the death of her parents by marrying the man who bought it. it's not a good marriage for her to Cameron Mitchell, and as a matter of fact, it's a lousy one based only on her need to be in her childhood home, so her intentions of running away with Egan and with him deciding to divorce his wife (Dorothy Patrick), they must confront the truth about who each other is and what their true desires are.
The case he must visit his old home of Pompey's Head regards the blind writer (Sidney Blackmer) whose wife (Marjorie Rambeau) insists sue the firm Egan works for over money she claims they stole from her husband. This too is not a marriage based on love, but on false beliefs and a paternity secret that Blackmer is hiding. each detail involving both plots becomes a bit convoluted here and there but the way it is presented is very entertaining and almost epic in scope. the gorgeous color photography and lavish settings are also attractions which makes this interesting.
I've always felt that Richard Egan was a very underrated actor and while he does not have extreme star magnetism, he is subtle and that is what this part requires to avoid becoming overly melodramatic. Wynter goes from young girl to work, and it's like watching Gigi grow in front of your eyes. Mitchell's Southern accent feels forced, so he's one flaw among the cast. Blackmer and Rambeau provide riveting characterizations in supporting parts and get the high praise, with Blackmer building in tension and Rambeau erupting like a volcano from the start. Well worth seeing if you can find the full widescreen version rather than a pan and scan, which if that is the case, skip it and hope it shows up in its released format.