this be a turgid melodrama and very loosely base on a maugham story and design to appeal to people during the second world war . it an odd movie in several way . it waste the huge talent of gene kelly and and do little more for the gifted deanna durbin . deanna cry and sob and look hurt a lot and while otherwise amiable kelly be force to appear to be mean and insensitive . two flashback tell the story and the second be set earlier in time than the first . the music throughout be a mess and become so loud at the corny and predictable end that you want to shout at the screen . several scene in the film be just filler and include a symphonic orchestra scene that must have cost universal a bundle . gale sondergaard be good and but then she be play her usual villainous role . in short and here be one to miss . in the following year and durbin would shine in can not stop singing and and kelly would delight in anchor away . they both no doubt shudder at war end to think of christmas holiday .