This film comes two years after the spectacular success of "It Happened One Night" and it contains the following identical elements: Clark Gable stars as an undercover reporter who goes on the lam with a runaway bride.
What it doesn't have is director Frank Capra or actress Claudette Colbert. Van Dyke is a fine director and Joan Crawford does okay with the part she is given, but it is difficult to catch lightning in a bottle twice, especially when the story is not as charming as the original.
This film is watchable, but "It Happened One Night" has numerous scenes that are memorable.
You have to give Gable credit-his enthusiasm is unflagging. But it's not enough to recapture the magic.
What it doesn't have is director Frank Capra or actress Claudette Colbert. Van Dyke is a fine director and Joan Crawford does okay with the part she is given, but it is difficult to catch lightning in a bottle twice, especially when the story is not as charming as the original.
This film is watchable, but "It Happened One Night" has numerous scenes that are memorable.
You have to give Gable credit-his enthusiasm is unflagging. But it's not enough to recapture the magic.