Exceptionally hokey, awkward movie

Evie comes off as desperate in her firing shot to land a man -- ANY man! -- by getting the absurd idea (from secretarial pool coworker) that sticking a letter in an unknown soldier's shirt pocket, would lead to getting a pearl in an oyster! Edgar is also desperate and awkward in his low self-worth in pulling off the misleading coup-de-gras.

There's corny, bordering on outright hokey elements to this picture like the cat.

Perhaps there's cases of multiple miscasting. The tall, strong-chested "lumberjack" should have been a Clark Gable type and maybe a warmer type like Claudette Colbert could have done well. Actually, I found Evie's roommate Barney a more brazen and therefore, more interesting character, than meek, wishy-washy Evie. I tried thinking of other "ugly duckling" comedic actors who would done a better Edgar, but Hume does the trick here; a rare good casting (besides the actress playing Barney).




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