Despite the poor script's many holes, it's not hard to guess whodunnit. But the thirty-second Tell-Don't-Show explanation at the end never unravels the dubious motivations of who did what and why. Joel McCrea and Gail Russell are obviously meant to end up together, but it takes a lot of bad manners on Joel's behalf and long-suffering patience on Gail's to actually get them into each other's arms. We can only suppose that his chauvinism will continue to leave her entangled in an unhappy marriage or relationship. All the other characters, major and minor, are smitten by Gail's beauty. Joel's curious bad manners and his bewildering comings and goings can only be explained by a tip of the hat to reverse psychology.
Review of The Unseen
