A rather wordy adaptation of a play by Clifford Odets, which - because of Bing Crosby - we get some irritating songs too many (which I would have cut - they don't further the action). Eventually we get to the nub of things, so the last act is good drama. The adaptation is by the director. I read in 'The Paramount Story' that the play-within-a-play was changed to a musical to suit Bing - told you. William Holden and Grace Kelly - winning her Oscar in a performance far removed from the same year's Rear Window - are both given plenty to gnash at. Crosby's good too in a most unusual role for him.
Victor Young wrote the music, which was not one of the over-enthused Academy's nominations - the picture also won best screenplay and John Warren's cinematography (who?) was another nominee.
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