There is just ponderous dialogue in this 1942 film.
There is an excellent beginning premise where Charles Dingle, who was so good as Bette Davis's suspicious brother in "The Little Foxes," portrays an appeasing editor. Gable really pulls the wool over his eyes.
From there on, the film goes steadily downhill. It becomes a rather monotonous story of the 2 reporters, the Davis Brothers- Gable and Robert Sterling who are in pursuit of fellow reporter Lana Turner. Even with the constant talking, it's obvious who Turner shall wind up with. Almost over an hour into the film, Pearl Harbor is finally bombed and as the film ends, Gable reports on what has occurred at Bataan.
There's one scene where Turner is evacuating children in Hanoi. They certainly could have made this more exciting. Instead, we have a very talky film with limited action. A major disappointment.
There is an excellent beginning premise where Charles Dingle, who was so good as Bette Davis's suspicious brother in "The Little Foxes," portrays an appeasing editor. Gable really pulls the wool over his eyes.
From there on, the film goes steadily downhill. It becomes a rather monotonous story of the 2 reporters, the Davis Brothers- Gable and Robert Sterling who are in pursuit of fellow reporter Lana Turner. Even with the constant talking, it's obvious who Turner shall wind up with. Almost over an hour into the film, Pearl Harbor is finally bombed and as the film ends, Gable reports on what has occurred at Bataan.
There's one scene where Turner is evacuating children in Hanoi. They certainly could have made this more exciting. Instead, we have a very talky film with limited action. A major disappointment.