A solid melodrama—I believe both the most expensive film of 1947 and the highest grossing box office film— condemned by Catholics
One of new 40’s Fox films in color- great to see Linda Darnell’s red hair—certainly resembles Maureen O’Hara in some ways
Darnell is perfectly cast and this is part of her strong run during the 40’s going from The Mark of Zorro in 1940 to A Letter to Three Wives in 49’— Darnell has an edge- perfect for the plotting climber here—Cornel Wilde—the male lead- is stiff- not good here
A woman “in love with her ambitions”
It’s the same story as Gone with the Wind– a pesky beauty pines for one man the entire running time (this isn’t quite as long but it’s a long one- 140 mins)—she’s a survivor– we even have a town going up in a fire here
Tragic and repetitive—chance and circumstance
George Sanders is great as he always is as an arrogant cad King
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