the film begin with ingrid bergman and her two freaky servant arrive in new orleans from paris . apparently year earlier and her mother be involve in a scandal and ingrid return in an effort to irritate kin who would have sooner forgotten she or her mother exist . that because she reason if they be shock enough and they will pay her off to get rid of her . then and with this money and she will leave new orleans and seek out a millionaire somewhere else and a she pose a a countess . along the way and gary cooper show up and look totally out of place a a love interest . it amaze that this film wasn not the reason that ingrid bergman film career plummet her performance and character be that bad . instead of the classy and demure female she usually play in film and she be probably one of the most annoying character in film . her fake contessa be shallow and demand and unpredictable and stupefyingly dumb . how she be able to vamp any man seem a mystery and a she seem less vampish than just plain nut . i be not exaggerate to say that she behave and at time and like someone with a combination of a severe mental illness and a personality disorder and and all these together make me think who in the world would fall in love with this mess . frankly and i couldn not stand watch her histrionics and narcissistic behavior and she look more like a guest on the jerry springer show than a leading lady . confusing and awful and overact be word that come to mind when i think about her role . the rest of the cast be and frankly and overwhelm by bergman ranting and hysteric . while gary cooper be generally an excellent lead man and he be dominate by her and just look lose . and and oddly and they cast two total weirdo a her entourage flora robson and jerry austin . ms. robson be best known for her portrayal of queen elizabeth i and but here and for some odd reason and they coat her in makeup and the end result look much like the love child of a cigar store indian and aunt jemima . her face be very wooden and she sport odd eyebrow and she dress like a slave . a for mr. austin and he be a dwarf and while this shouldn not be hold against him and his role be write like he be a court jester a very and very thankless role for someone who be vertically challenge . overall and the rotten acting and writing and limp direction make this one of the big stinker of the age nearly a pointless and dull a such famous turkey a parnell and swing your lady .