In this film, Cynthia (Esther Williams) is romanced by a rich industrialist, Robert Delbar (Carleton Young). After a very short courtship, they marry. However, almost as soon as they arrive at the hotel for their honeymoon, Robert is called away on business--and stays away a very long time. The new Mrs. Delbar is lonely yet oddly accepting--and I think almost every other woman would have gotten an annulment and left the jerk. During this prolonged stay, Cynthia begins spending time with a handsome war hero (Van Johnson) and it's obvious he's very smitten by her. What will become of them?
While I generally enjoyed this film, it is weak for an Esther Williams film because there is more swimming and LOTS of opera--which tended to disrupt the nice romance between Cynthia and the pilot. Still, the film is enjoyable and worth seeing. I also appreciated seeing and hearing young Jerry Scott sing--and it's amazing with such a fine voice this would be his only movie credit!
By the way, in addition to filming most of the film in a sound stage (with a VERY obvious painting serving as the 'mountains'), a bit of the film was filmed on location. Part was filmed at Big Bear Lake and part at Yosimite--two places more than five hours apart by car!
While I generally enjoyed this film, it is weak for an Esther Williams film because there is more swimming and LOTS of opera--which tended to disrupt the nice romance between Cynthia and the pilot. Still, the film is enjoyable and worth seeing. I also appreciated seeing and hearing young Jerry Scott sing--and it's amazing with such a fine voice this would be his only movie credit!
By the way, in addition to filming most of the film in a sound stage (with a VERY obvious painting serving as the 'mountains'), a bit of the film was filmed on location. Part was filmed at Big Bear Lake and part at Yosimite--two places more than five hours apart by car!