ThiefHott Too much of everything

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

edwagreen Excellent 1944 film with a greatly subdued, but still superior Ida Lupino, finding love in Poland with a count-wonderfully played by Paul Henried.What makes this film so good is that it shows the class distinctions among the Polish-from peasants to aristocracy, the latter unwilling to give up their status even as war beckons.Had this been a comedy, Mary Boland would have stolen the show. The gifted actress, with her high-pitched voice, was wonderful as the woman who takes Lupino to Poland in the former's search to buy antiques.Victor Francen is the embodiment of the aristocracy unwilling to change its ways. I thought by the end that he would have Nazi sympathies, given the type of person he generally played in films.A wonderful patriotic movie filled with commitment, duty and love.

MartinHafer Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid both were very good actors, but very often they were either cast as either supporting actors or starred in smaller and less prestigious films. Here, however, Warner Brothers put both of them in a top film and gave them both a chance to shine--and they were more than up to the task. In particular, Lupino was lovely. Her performance was strong but also with a lot of style--she really was in her element here.The film begins in the mid-late 1930s in Poland. Ida and her boss (Mary Boland) are visiting the country to buy antiques to take back to Boland's business in England. Shortly after the story begins, a local nobleman (Henreid) meets Lupino and is obviously smitten with her. When he asks her to marry him, there is a bit of a scandal within the family--after all, she is just a commoner. This romance and its repercussions make up the first 2/3 of the film.At the same time, there are small hints here and there about the upcoming invasion of Poland by the Nazis--something with which audiences of 1944 would have been well acquainted. Eventually, the Nazi hoards invade and Henreid is called to active duty and the inevitable conquest begins.Overall, there is a lot to like about this film. As I said above, the acting is very, very good. Plus, Henreid and Lupino are ably assisted by various supporting actors that also rise to the occasion. The direction and cinematography are also first-rate. These factors, combined with a good story, make for a very good film--a propaganda film with greater depth than usual and which is still very watchable today.

WarnersBrother Sadly wasted cast, all of whom are beaten by a script that doesn't know where it's going and leaves you wondering where you have been. Just when you get ready to hate a villain, they turn out to be a not-so-villain (Particularly the always excellent Victor Francen, who was used extensively by Warner's to represent the full spectrum of Europeans, both good and bad). We don't even get some real-life Nazi's to loath. The only real difference between this and GWTW is that GWTW is 3 hours long and this just seems like it. One of the odd results of this is that, if you pay close attention, you may agree that the great Ida Lupino may have been a good second choice for Scarlett O'Hara (though her performance here is much more restrained by the character.)

whpratt1 Ida Lupino gave an outstanding performance as Jennifer Whittredge who is a young British lady who is a companion for a rich lady who loves to eat candy all day long and looks like it. Jennifer visits Poland in 1939 with her employer and go to visit various antique shops in order to bring back items to sell in London. Jennifer meets Paul Henreid, (Count Stephen Orvid) who is from a Royal Family in Poland and immediately is charmed by Jennifer's sweet looks and innocence. Count Stephen is a ladies man and enjoys dating many women, but Jeffinfer catches his eye and then his heart strings and they both fall deeply in love. This royal family become very upset when Stephen and Jennifer tell them they are going to get married, however these two love birds stand firm against the family and start to change their old ways and customs. Hitler is starting his war campaign in 1939 and double talks the Polish Government to believe he will sign a pack of peace with the Polish nation and then attacks their country and burns Warsaw to the ground. This is when the story gets interesting and it shows how the Polish nation fights back against the Nazi Dictator. Great film, great acting and Lupino and Henreid gave outstanding performances and a very good story.