While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but leaves her behind when he returns to the U.S. The French woman follows him to America only to discover he’s already married to a successful lawyer.
Acting
Vera Ralston's fragile intensity as the abandoned bride
Direction
Auer's shadow-drenched courtroom compositions
Costume
Eve's power suits vs. Annette's diminishing femininity
Director
John H. Auer
Ruth Hussey
Eve Meredith Curtis
John Carroll
Stephen Curtis
Vera Ralston
Annette Dubois / Jane Doe
Gene Lockhart
Arnold Matson
John Howard
William Hilton
Benay Venuta
Phyllis Tuttle
Adele Mara
Marga-Jane Hastings
Roger Dann
Julian Aubert
James Bell
Judge Bertrand
Leon Belasco
Duroc
John Litel
Horton
Eric Feldary
Reporter
Francis Pierlot
Father Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vera Ralston was Republic Pictures' attempt to manufacture a star—her Czech accent 'explained' as French here. The studio's obsession with her over talent like Ruth Hussey speaks volumes about 1940s star-making machinery.
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