this be a wonderful film and and beautiful film to look at . it will be a film that should make people want to visit vermont . i however can only give it positive and even though i would like to give it more . the film have what i consider some flaw and which hurt it entertainment value . it start out really well and however after john forsythe meet with shirley maclaines character and the film somewhat slow down and can be at time tedious . i think that one of the problem with the film be that even at 99 minute it be a little too long to keep the joke go . some have suggest that the film be his precursor to his alfred hitchcock present tv series and and i honestly think that it would have be good their . however and be that color tv be not yet around and you can not beat the beautiful color of the film and and the vista vision image . the film be however interesting in many different way . first and the film could not have be make some 10 to 20 year earlier . first the feeling by edmund gwen and john forsythe character animosity to the police and and also the sexual innuendo in the film . forsythe tell maclanes character how he would like to paint her in the nude and as well a gwen say how he want to cross natwicks threshold . another writer have also mention how their be other reference to a sexual act with natwick character and and i do believe that natwick and gwen be the real star of the film . the natwick and gwen character have be repress people . natwick character ( she say she 42 and but natwick be about 55 at the time of release of the film ) appear to have never have a sexual experience before and and now with this captain and play by gwen and who we learn have distort his past accomplishment and love might come to these two people . these two people who believe that they be responsible for harry death and actually have a life affirm event happen by the death of harry . even though natwick do claim to gwen that the only reason she have invite him over and be because of the convenience of gwens presence at the time of harry death . this explain why she behave so strangely when she meet gwen with harry body . however and i do not think that hitchock and the writer of this story be so confident that this will be a life affirm even for forsythe and macclaines character . first and in the end and one of the last line in the film regard her son by forsythe and and then his correction make you wonder if he will be this good father . maclanes behavior when see harry ( her no good husband ) dead and and right in front of her son and make you wonder about her too . they also decide to involve their son in this charade . what kind of lesson be jerry mather character go to get from them . who know and maybe he be really adopt by the cleaver family ( leave it to beaver ) from what could be the dysfunctional family that both forsthe and maclaine form . one could also look at trouble with harry a a agreement with high noon . people who may not really want to do the right thing and for sexual reason in this film and and distrust in the police and and fear of them . fear of police be one of hitchcock theme . i couldn not imagine the gary cooper character in high noon get any help from the two male lead in this film . also look at that doctor and first so preoccupied and stumble over the dead body twice and and not be aware and and then confront with the police and run away and perhaps in fear of his life if he be to divulge the truth and or not want to get involve and which be perhaps a comment about general society . people not want to get involved perhaps a comment about 1950 mccarthy era . this be a rich comedy and though a very dark one indeed . the door that swing open at time i think represent the character consciousness and and that only gwen seem to be bother by it and do not bode well for the other character and especially the young one . the other character of the store owner and and deputy be also interest as well . while i do feel this film be tedious at time and it be a very interesting film and and perhaps much deep than people imagine .