this film be one of the great hollywood film yet so few have ever hear of . not only do it rate with douglas sirk good know film ( magnificent obsession and all that heaven allows and and imitation of life ) and but be as much a devastate a critique of the american dream a other fifty movie like big than life . and unlike many melodrama which center on the emotional isolation and turmoil of the central female character and this one analyze the pain of the main male figure ( fred macmurray ) . the film acting and direction and and script have a precision so well think out that the effect both at any give moment and overall be absolutely astonish . an incredible film cry out to be rediscover .