After the war ends, Army doctor Ulysses Johnson (Clark Gable) is coming home and recounting his experiences. In 1941, he's the chief surgeon and married to Penny (Anne Baxter). He joins the Army and has a fight with Dr. Bob Sunday (John Hodiak) over his cavalier attitude. On the way over, he meets sassy nurse Lt. Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Lana Turner).
Is this romantic? That's what I'm stuck on about this movie. This has elements of a tragic romance but I could never root for this pairing over that other pairing. I'm not rooting for any pairing. I'm not sure that I like him either although I don't think I hate him. I do love the scene when Penny is confronted with a picture of the hot nurse. It's definitely a soapy melodrama. The appeal for the original audience is obvious but I don't think it holds up with other wartime classic romances.
Is this romantic? That's what I'm stuck on about this movie. This has elements of a tragic romance but I could never root for this pairing over that other pairing. I'm not rooting for any pairing. I'm not sure that I like him either although I don't think I hate him. I do love the scene when Penny is confronted with a picture of the hot nurse. It's definitely a soapy melodrama. The appeal for the original audience is obvious but I don't think it holds up with other wartime classic romances.