this is a very sincere effort. and it's wonderful to see all those stars, crowded onto the screen. however, acting styles have changed, drastically, since the filming and now much looks self-indulgent and like bad acting. but Danny Kaye really steps up in his big scene, i was happy to see. i wanted to be swept away, but i felt the story was bogged down in molasses. sorry! i guess i should read the play in its original version.