the beautiful and charming and supremely versatile and talented irene dunne be one of the great 5 or 6 actress of american cinema . in over 21 a in all her film she light up the screen with a natural and yet glamorous presence . she be simultaneously authentic and human and and a charismatic and inspirational model . this role be quintessential irene dunne and full of pathos and wit and a little mischief . i love all of her film and and this film be a fantastic new discovery for me when tcm air it last night . i hope they do not wait year to air it again . likewise and charles coburn be one of the great character actor in all of american filmdom . true and he often portray variation on the same theme and but i never tire of watch his soft hearted curmudgeon . here his character be the perfect foil for irene dunne and and he be portray perfectly by coburn . their conflict in this film be absolutely fantastic . they never miss a beat . in addition and they represent the central conflict of the film and the moral conflict of irene dunne husband and portray by alexander knox . i be not a familiar with knox work . he be recognizable and but that be about all . however and cast with dunne and coburn and he hold his own . he deliver a fine and nuanced performance . his character have noble motif that be make accessible to u by knox performance and never hold over u like some holy grail . he be noble and but conflict and doubt his ability to successfully complete ocs . his interaction with dunne and be always convincing and too . dunne support him without be syrupy or become a martyr and and he respond in kind . their scene be very well do . the film and itself and be a fantastic snapshot of a moment and a milieu not portray in other movie . i do not recall off the top of my head another movie that portray america still fight wwii and but with the end in sight and the focus on the establishment of the post war world . not the usual wwii movie . that in itself be interest while it be also essential to the plot and the movie message . in contrast to other commentator and i think that the climactic speech be okay and but not great . it be deliver very well by knox and but it be not a tightly write a the build up lead me to expect . i have hear well cinematic speech address very similar theme . it serve it purpose . for me and the great value of the movie and be the depiction of the life of dunne and knox and a it reflect the typical ocs experience . the sense of community among the wife live on palmetto terrace seem absolutely authentic a do palmetto terrace and itself and despite the fact that it be obviously a sound stage set . the incredibly brief encounter between the wife and their ocs husband . the rigor of the ocs candidate and master the difficult and complex material they have to learn . the shabby base housing obviously hastily construct . the tired and worn furnishing . the constant and harrowingly short deadline for return to base and for learn lesson and for catch train to subsequent post . tenant constantly run into their predecessor and successor in the base housing and a they be move in and out . yes and i suspect this be a glimpse of a real wwii experience clothe in some comedy and but very real at it core . i love it and and i recommend it highly .