since there have be so many review of this fine film i will write in a list form and attempt to address issue that have not be discuss . 1. dana andrew be 38 during the filming of this movie . his character accord to the screenplay be in his mid 20 . andrew and a highly underrated actor and do brilliantly play a character who be suppose to be much young . 2. fredric march like all great actor need at time to be restrain by the director to avoid over the top acting . he be mug for the camera when he be drink on the night after his arrival and also the next morning when he be check out his hang over in his mirror . 3. dana andrew be superb a he be in laura and the ox bowl incident and a walk in the sun and the purple heart and many other film . why do fredric march win the academy award and why be dana andrew not even nominate for his outstanding performance . 4. harold russell give the best performance i have ever see by a non actor . 5. i realize this be the 1940s but dana andrew seem to have no romantic interest in his exceptionally attractive wife ( virginia mayo ) . 6. ray teal and who play the right wing bigot and year later become famous for portray the sheriff on bonanza . 7. the professor from the south write that the film be slow moving and boring and poorly act . the professor more than likely be uninformed about classic film . the beauty and significance of these ageless classic be that they be slow move character study that avoid profanity and excessive violence and gratuitous sex . i be surprise that zero out of 3 people find my review useful .