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Since You Went Away (Claudette Colbert, Joseph Gotten, Shirley Temple, Jennifer Jones; TIME, July...
Since You Went Away (Claudette Colbert, Joseph Gotten, Shirley Temple, Jennifer Jones; TIME, July...
...time to do in films. Miss Colbert greys perceptibly and learns to be a welder. An immigrant welder (Alia Nazimova) tells her that she embodies her own dearest dreams of America, Startling cinemaudacity: months after her husband is reported missing, Welder Colbert toys with the idea of accepting Mr. Gotten at last. Earlier Gotten seriously considers trying to seduce...
Miss Jones begins the film with a nubile crush on her gallant "Uncle" Gotten. Before it is over, she is a full-fledged nurse's aide, whom war has robbed of Fiance Walker. Miss Temple, too young for boys, misses her father intensely and has an innocent crush on Monty Woolley. Mr. Woolley becomes so thoroughly domesticated in the U.S. Home that he even calls a truce with Soda, a huge, wallowing, old, white bulldog who is perhaps the surest-fire character in this sure-fire picture...
Selznick has given Claudette Colbert the richest, biggest role of her career. She rewards him consistently with smooth Hollywood formula acting, and sometimes-especially in collaboration with Mr. Gotten-with flashes of acting that are warmer and more mature. He has brought his newest find, Jennifer (The Song of Bernadette) Jones out of the cloister and made her an All-American girl. She rewards him with a nervous, carefully studied, somewhat overintense performance. Selznick placed a big bet on Shirley Temple's comeback and she pays off enchantingly as a dogged, sensitive, practical little girl with a talent...