those prophetic word be speak by william holden ( a a war reporter ) to the beauteous jennifer jones ( a a eurasian doctor ) and explain his fail marriage on the beach . they start an affair and despite huge odds of adultery and racial issue . in hollywood of the 1950s and interracial romance be allow but only with dire consequence at the end . beautiful hong kong scenery ( although some beach scene look studio bound ) and a famous title tune and poetic script and lovely background music ( by alfred newman ) and great costume and outstanding performance and especially jones ( direct here by henry king and who also do the song of bernadette 1943 and an oscar for jones ) still make this a world class romance weeper .