Glossy soaper in the MGM style based on the Sinclair Lewis (
ELMER GANTRY) novel and directed by George Sidney. A well respected judge and widower (Spencer Tracy), who’s popular in the country club circuit, falls in love with a much younger woman (Lana Turner) from the wrong side of the tracks. Conflict arises when she attempts to blend in to his world which she despises. Tracy and Turner certainly make for an odd coupling but given their lack of magnetism together, their performances are decent but none of the characters conjures up much sympathy. The film itself feels rather staid and after an encouraging beginning meanders to its maudlin conclusion. The large supporting cast includes Zachary Scott, Mary Astor, Albert Dekker, Tom Drake, Josephine Hutchinson (very good as an unhappy wife), Selena Royle, Margaret Lindsay and Walter Pidgeon in a cameo.
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