american small town do not come much cosy than liberty hill and the setting for this very old fashion weepie . peyton place it ain not . jennifer jones be the spinsterish school ma rm who rule with a rod of iron but who have a heart of gold and the movie tell u and in flashback and how she get that way . a an old lady and jones be stiff and awkward and you hope that in the flashback she might be give the chance to blossom but this be a one dimensional performance and she as bad a an only half decent actress can be when cast against type . a to the film itself and it a handsome look picture thanks largely to leon shamroy excellent wide screen photography but it direct by that leaden ham henry koster . koster idea of movie making be to make sure his character remain in frame and remember their line . fifteen minute into this highly sentimental film you know the entire plot . whether you want to hang around for the next ninety or so minute will depend on your propensity for sucrose .