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A pretty Girl Takes a Job in overseas and meets the charming psychiatrist Morley Dwyer, who isn't from germany either. Sehr wears a white dress, almost like a bride. So He has the Impression, she ist looking for a 'husband'. And she meets one: Tonio Fisher, a conductor, is soon quite involved, when she met him - she went to see the ego-oriented fellow in his/their place - an old fashioned but impressive landhouse. There she meets his family too. As it turns out - after a stormy night - he is alredy engaged. But the lady in his side seems not happy. In fact, she s about to fight for her future too. Perhaps it' s difficult to just let go, even of there is some other interests, a woman ist left Into (or should I say: left alone?) But it's perhaps the Background, he needs for being the artist...

Throughout the 50's, Universal-International was home to most of director Douglas Sirk's striking views of life, love and heartache among the American classes. His work with Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Barbara Stanwyck and others in superior films like Written on The Wind, The Tarnished Angels and There's Always Tomorrow is not matched here. June Allyson on occasion was able to break free from her standard persona with the fortuitous help of the right co-star, director, script turn or moment in time. Here the noble suffering and Rossano Brazzi do not provide the right formula. The stars try (probably too hard) and the trappings are predictably pretty, but the whole affair is rather unfortunately empty.

In the 1950s Douglas Sirk was the go-to director of choice for Universal when they felt in need of a schlock in the arm, given he could and did turn out schmaltz by the barrel full. His regular leads of Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman sat this one out obliging him to recruit pinch-hitters Rossano Brazzi and June Allyson who unleash a chemistry to rival that of Gale Sondergaard and Lon Chaney Jnr. Like her mentor Doris Day, June Allyson can infect you with diabetes if you take even the tiniest bite out of her and once in her orbit Brazzi needs all the insulin he can get while third leg of the triangle Keith Andes has a mountain to climb to even catch Allyson's eye once she takes a swivel at Brazzi, who, in best Rochester fashion has a loca wife in the attic allowing Allyson to do the right thing in the last reel. Don't say I didn't warn you.

I,m possibly the only person who has seen this film and really enjoyed it from the fabulous scenery of Salzburg and Munich to the romance of the story. As one reviewer commented it is an, and i never noticed it before how blind i am its so similar to Jane Eyre only with a slight difference she does,nt land up with Rochester at the end. June Allyson has always been one of my favourite actresses and she is reunited with her co star from the 1949 classic Little Women. I am familiar with othier notable films from director Douglas Sirk Written in the Wind and such and dream to put this one down. Im so happy i received a copy of this on DVD to cherish forever. Just One reviewers opinion of a favourite movie.