Difficult Movie to Wrap your Heart Around

I adore Cary Grant and this is one of the few movies of his I have not seen before. I simply had a tough time getting into it. It meandered a lot.

Grant plays Dr. Noah Praetorius, an outside-the-box-thinker at a medical university who heals his patients in a way that upsets the by-the-book Professor Elwell (Hume Cronyn). Praetorius has a man-servant, the large Mr. Shunderson (Finley Currie), who acts as friend, confidant and body guard, but barely speaks. The wonderfully silly Walter Slezak plays Noah's friend, Professor Barker.

Into Praetorius' life comes young, pregnant, Deborah Higgins Jeanne Crain). She is a student and 20 years his junior. He is rather infatuated with her despite her being with child out of wedlock. Her father, Arthur (Sidney Blackmer) is a broken man, both physically and financially, and they both live with her devoutly religious and overbearing uncle.

The movie is listed as a comedy, but there is very little of that. Its more of a dramatic character study. Deborah and Noah begin a whirlwind romance that is neither believable or well acted. However, the interactions between all the other characters is pretty well done. I can see a fabulous movie here, perhaps with a different director. The movie's tone is all over the place. While lovely to look at, Ms. Crain's character is annoying. Even Mr. Grant's performance is awkward and off-kilter. Mr. Shunderson steals the show, though, and the story he relays at Dr. Praetorius' hearing is mesmerizing and fascinating.

My memory foam pillow says it can't remember my face. I can tell its lying.