It's 1939 Connecticut. Wealthy playboy Tom Collier (Dennis Morgan) is tired of his father's jobs and the social elites. His best friend Pat Regan (Jack Carson) is his butler. Activist photographer Christie Sage (Ann Sheridan) and her assistant Frankie Connors (Jane Wyman) sneak into his birthday party. He buys a failing liberal magazine to work with Christie. While he's on the rebound from Christie, he marries gold-digger Cecelia Henry (Alexis Smith).
This is considered an inferior adaptation of the Philip Barry play The Animal Kingdom. I don't know enough about the play to make that assertion. It does have three beautiful ladies and some snappy lines. I like the first half as Tom and Christie build some chemistry. I am a little annoyed that Jane Wyman gets pushed to the side. They could have paired her up with the butler. The movie loses me after the marriage to Cecelia. I get the plot progression, but a romance needs the couple to be on the screen together. By the time of her return, the heat has dissipated somewhat. This is still a fine melodrama even if it could be better.
This is considered an inferior adaptation of the Philip Barry play The Animal Kingdom. I don't know enough about the play to make that assertion. It does have three beautiful ladies and some snappy lines. I like the first half as Tom and Christie build some chemistry. I am a little annoyed that Jane Wyman gets pushed to the side. They could have paired her up with the butler. The movie loses me after the marriage to Cecelia. I get the plot progression, but a romance needs the couple to be on the screen together. By the time of her return, the heat has dissipated somewhat. This is still a fine melodrama even if it could be better.