Josephine And Men (1955)

An impetuous young girl (Glynis Johns) has a weakness for underdogs. She's engaged to a successful businessman (Donald Sinden) but when she meets his old school chum (Peter Finch), a struggling writer who's penniless, she jilts her fiancé and marries the writer. Directed by Roy Boulting (THE FAMILY WAY), this is a tepid comedy with some talented players who do what they can to prop up the often dreary activities. I mean what can you say about a comedy which results in a happy ending when someone commits suicide by shooting himself? Johns is an expert comedienne and does flighty very well and Finch and Sinden do okay huffing and puffing about. But it's Jack Buchanan (THE BAND WAGON) as Glynis Johns' confirmed bachelor Uncle whose wry underplaying adds a bit of class to the proceedings. With Lisa Gastoni, Ronald Squire, William Hartnell and Victor Maddern.