The film begins with a couple of country folk getting married. However, during the party that follows, the groom slugs a jerk and the jerk falls into the river and everyone thinks he's drowned. Considering the jerk was molesting the new bride, I doubt if the law would have cared, but the new husband disappeared and only returns six months later. BUT, the jerk did NOT die and soon after he's seen--so why did the husband stay away for so long? And, when he returns, the story makes even less sense, as he and his poor bride begin arguing and fussin'. And, this pretty much is how the film is until the merciful ending.
I told my wife that this film seemed like a romantic drama if it were written by the writers of "Hee-Haw". She said I was being way too charitable and the "Hee-Haw" folks surely could have done better! The film is a countrified film set in the swamps of some backwater place in the South. The actors all seem a lot like the folks from "The Beverly Hillbillies" or "Li'l Abner"--very broadly written caricatures of Southern folks. My bet is most Southern Americans would be horrified to see these sort of ridiculous folks. To make matters worse, the story is just dull and stupid. Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea try their best, but there's only so much you can do with a story that never makes sense and just makes you cringe. Dumb and one of the worst films either actor made. Terrible in every possible way--which is amazing considering that this was made by a major studio!
I told my wife that this film seemed like a romantic drama if it were written by the writers of "Hee-Haw". She said I was being way too charitable and the "Hee-Haw" folks surely could have done better! The film is a countrified film set in the swamps of some backwater place in the South. The actors all seem a lot like the folks from "The Beverly Hillbillies" or "Li'l Abner"--very broadly written caricatures of Southern folks. My bet is most Southern Americans would be horrified to see these sort of ridiculous folks. To make matters worse, the story is just dull and stupid. Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea try their best, but there's only so much you can do with a story that never makes sense and just makes you cringe. Dumb and one of the worst films either actor made. Terrible in every possible way--which is amazing considering that this was made by a major studio!