'A woodcock!'

Omg it was comical. And then after all that, in the next scene, he says, We should have ordered the woodcock. lmao.

"First I dream my painting, then I paint my dream."--Vincent van Gogh

Maybe because I love music so much. But I love the story and love the imoending mystery of just who exactly might be doing harm to whom, if at all. But it's also the other little things...the Art Deco loft is beautiful! And I think Paul Henreid is utterly charming in it. He plays a broken down, struggling, war-torn musician beautifully, I think, but also carries a quiet, strong grace about him. I think he was very sexy carrying his cello in one arm while walking down the street, with his other arm around Davis. Some people say that they don't like any of these characters. I loved Henreid's. Yes, he did get a bit violent with Davis for a minute in the beginning, which normally is deplorable, but he is also suffering from PTSD, which they only slightly reference in passing in the film. Furthermore, he fakes playing the cello brilliantly, according to a number of actual cellists on another site critiquing just that aspect of the film!

And, the dinner scene in the restaurant with Claud Rains everso colorfully ordering is wonderful! They must have cracked up doing that scene.

I loved it, and wished TCM would air it more often. I caught the tail end of it on that channel, and managed to find it, for purchase, on On
Demand. I then ordered it on Amazon.