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David Harvey is a widower with a young son who decides that he needs a woman around the house, he takes a bonded servant Rachel as his wife. David shows no real affection towards Rachel, he treats her well, but far more as a servant than a wife. This all changes when his smooth-talking friend Jim Fairways arrives and shows an obvious interest in Rachel, David starts to realize that she means far more to him than he thought.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a delightful light-hearted period romantic comedy/drama set in the mid-19th century mid-west.
The romance is fairly subtle with robert mitchum and william holden competing for 'Rachel'. Mitchum is surprisingly effective in a comic role and even sings well!
A lovely rainy Sunday afternoon piece of escapism.
The romance is fairly subtle with robert mitchum and william holden competing for 'Rachel'. Mitchum is surprisingly effective in a comic role and even sings well!
A lovely rainy Sunday afternoon piece of escapism.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A widower (William Holden) in the colonial wilderness decides he needs a wife to help him raise his son (Gary Gray) so he goes to the local settlement where he buys an indentured servant (Loretta Young) and takes her as his wife. The relationship between them remains platonic until a traveling man (Robert Mitchum) visits and takes an interest in her and Holden begins to re-assess the situation. This is a heartwarming western tale that manages to avoid sentimentality and more concerned with its characters' inability to communicate rather than action though there is a spirited Shoshone attack at the end of the film. The screenplay by Waldo Salt (MIDNIGHT COWBOY) based on the Howard Fast (SPARTACUS) short story is solid and Norman Foster's quiet and unobtrusive direction lets the three stars shine. Young is actually displays a modest sex appeal while Holden and Mitchum demonstrate a reserved masculine charm though the young Gray can't disguise that fake child actor behavior so prevalent in the so called "Golden Age" of Hollywood. With Tom Tully, Frank Ferguson and Sara Haden.
The Odeon DVD from Great Britain is an above average transfer.
The Odeon DVD from Great Britain is an above average transfer.
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Even though it took about 15 to 20 minutes for me to get into this film, it was worth the DVD price. A very good plot once it got going. Very good performances from Robert Mitcham and William Holden, some really good scenes throughout the majority of the film.
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Nostalgic romance
An sweet innocent romantic story. I bought it for m elderly mother. She was very happy with it.. I am very happy with product. It arrived very fast. Was packed well. . Thankyou
Published 5 months ago by Caprice1951
Brilliant!
I first saw this film many years ago and I loved it. Some time ago it was shown on T.V. and I enjoyed it even more. Read more
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