any film that deal with bigotry in a positive manner be a film that should still be see by current audience a the message and moral of the story will always be relevant a long a we have a world full of bigotry . aside from that and the film be really an old fashion love story . boy meet girl . boys lose girl . boy get girl back . the weak role go to the late kent smith a lt. general webster ( riccardo montalban be a close second ) . my question would be how do he ever get to be a 3 star general . the character be such a wimp in the presence of his wife and military subordinate and it a wonder they show him any respect at all . brando southern accent be a little overdone and and some scene have a few hole but overall and i enjoy the film every time i see it . red button be great . i always love see comedian in dramatic role . a in button case and often a comedian can better portray the tragedy of a person than a more traditional dramatic actor .