In The Meantime, Darling (1944)

Set during WWII, a spoiled young socialite (Jeanne Crain) has grown up privileged and entitled. So when she marries a soldier (Frank Latimore), she has a difficult time adjusting to the life of an Army wife and feels out of place at a rooming house with other Army wives. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger (ANATOMY OF A MURDER). Normally, I would assume this bland war comedy was a director for hire job for Preminger but he also produced it. His next film would be the career defining LAURA. I'm partial to the freshly scrubbed appeal of Jeanne Crain so the film held my interest but it's a disposable film that would hold little appeal to anyone else I would imagine. Crain had a prominent but supporting role in HOME IN INDIANA earlier in the year and sensing her potential, 20th Century Fox gave her a leading role and star billing here. As Crain's father, Eugene Pallette was fired by Preminger after he used a racial slur against co-star Clarence Muse and the remainder of his part was eliminated from the film. With Gale Robbins, Jane Randolph, Cara Williams, Stanley Prager, Elisabeth Risdon, Mary Nash, Reed Hadley and Heather Angel.