An aging showgirl (Greer Garson) receives an invitation to the marriage of the daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) that she hasn't seen since she was a baby. She and her husband (Walter Pidgeon) were never divorced and when she shows up for the wedding, she's told by her mother in law (Lucile Watson) that the invitation was in error. This slight romantic farce seems an attempt to change Garson's image. Usually cast as the refined and noble heroine, Garson gets an opportunity to sing, show off her legs and engage in physical comedy. She's game alright but she's no Lucille Ball and it's a bit disconcerting seeing the normally prim Garson hustling men for money and then skipping out on them! There is, however, a lovely scene when Garson and Taylor meet for the first time and reminisce over the lost years that's quite touching. Directed by Jack Conway (
LIBELED LADY) from a novel by Margery Sharp (
CLUNY BROWN). With Peter Lawford, Cesar Romero (who can't quite master his English accent), Nigel Bruce (very good as an aging rake with an eye for redheads), Mary Boland, Henry Stephenson, Ian Wolfe, Reginald Owen and Veda Ann Borg.
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