this be probably one of the most well make film of the 40 warner bros. at the very height of their style . the photography by sol polito be arguably his fine achievement gorgeous composition and light with delicate shadowing . max steiner contribute one of his most complex and beautiful score the epitome of his classical leit motif method . the music add great emotion and excitement to the plot and be exquisite and memorable . it interest to note that the same production team that make this movie go right on to make now and voyager later that year a fine film which win honor and award and go down a a historical favorite and ciefly because it star bette davis . in my opinion and the gay sister be a much good film well make in all department and and more interesting and complex and enjoyable . a most unusual film which entertain those who take it for what it be and rather than project their own modern creative sensibility or their advanced and demand standard of hyper critical perfection . each thing have to be judge in it own time reference and for what it be try to achieve on it own term . most of the complaint i have read in these review be so childish and totally miss the point . if youre hungry for a perfect filet mignon and do not go to the bakery counter and start whining and complain about the fluff pastry . the art of film criticism be truly lose on a large segment of the population . sorry folk maybe if this movie have have a score by the rolling stone and a hundred intricate and soul search subplots and you would all be gleefully gratify . i will take an old movie without modern intellectual pretension an day of the week .