In Martin Rackin and Gina Kraus's story 'Rock Bottom', a five year old boy in a plane crash may be the son of five women who all gave up their babies for adoption. They are Eleanor Parker (The Voice of the Turtle, Caged, Detective Story, Between Two Worlds) -
- who's been jilted by a soldier in WWII, Patricia Neal (Hud, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Breaking Point) -
- a workaholic journalist whose career always comes first, and Ruth Roman (Strangers on a Train) -
- a dancer who has been horribly rejected by her powerful boyfriend, and kills him. (Ted de Corsia is his minder.)
Of the three, Neal's is the best developed character, all told in watery flashbacks. It's good though; Wise knows his stuff from years editing and graduating to director under Val Lewton.
Photographed by Sid Hickox, good score from David Buttolph (The Enforcer, Till We Meet Again, This Gun for Hire). Warners.
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