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Plot: After winning consecutive best director Oscars (for A Letter to Three Wives and All About Eve), Joseph Mankiewicz turned his attention to this extremely curious social comedy. Cary Grant...( read more read more... ) plays a famous, idealistic gynecologist whose mysterious past is questioned by a vindictive colleague (Hume Cronyn). Meanwhile, the doctor falls for a pregnant patient (Jeanne Crain), whose unmarried status is daring for a movie of 1951 vintage. The title is an all-too-apt description of Mankiewicz's chatty style, but it also carries sinister echoes of the McCarthy era--specifically, an attempted right-wing purge of the Director's Guild, I which Mankiewicz was the main target. This subtext lends interest beyond the movie's rather tame romance. The Grant character, named Doctor Praetorius (no relation to the Bride of Frankenstein wacko, one hopes), conducts a college orchestra and is prone to "twilight sadness"--it's an offbeat role for the actor, and one he clearly relishes. --Robert Horton

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  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 28, 2008
    a very intelligently written dramatic comedy. Cary Grant brings all his usual charm into a role that could be compared to a subtler, suaver Patch Adams. daring but not all-together cohesive scriptwriting, solid acting, and an endearing ending. a little off-the-mark and under-the-radar, but a pretty decent film nonetheless.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 27, 2007
    Considering the material, this is a very daring movie for the times. But it is very well played out by the cast. Well done.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 20, 2007
    A funny and enjoyable film, the most memorable scene where Cary Grant's characters plays trains with his friend and father-in-law, resulting in a hilarious boyish argument. One of those simple good humoured films
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 15, 2007
    Not what Ixpected, but a really interesting idea for a movie. A mixture of romance, drama and mystery. Interesting to watch in regards to relationships, character development, issues regarding perspectives in medicine, perspectives for young ladies who get pregnant outside of marriage, and relational issues of mercy and trust.

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Genres: Comedy, Classics
  • Released: August 29, 1951
  • DVD Released: January 6, 2004

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