What happened to the Selznick collection? So many of his productions seem only to exist in Ghost-of-VHS form, with underwater sound. Like this one. Which is a shame, because you never want to experience Stewart and Lombard in that way - you can barely see her cute scar. However, one thing it isn't, and that's a comedy (which is what we were thinking it was). Jo Swerling's screenplay (suggested by a Rose Franken story) certainly sounds female, charts progress of young couple's marriage with unusual seriousness. Mother is bitchy, maids are dreadful (until lovely Louis Beavers comes along, from
Imitation of Life), boss is unsympathetic and deaf (Charles Coburn), work colleague Eddie Quillan an asshole.
The film has a weird ending too, straight out of Saint-Exupery, featuring brave pilot (who may be played by Harry Depp - not many of the cast were credited - including Harry Davenport as the doctor).
Gregg Toland shot it, William Cameron Menzies designed it.
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