What really seperates this film is the unpredictability of the characters and their fates (Tony Curtis excluded (Who steals every scene he is in)): Lots of spoilers ahead: Lets start with Bethel Leslie as Mrs. Winston. Usually people who are upper-crust are shown to be total snobs who own care about appearances. She really did love her husband (And vice-versa), which was a shock. As for Eddie Albert's Norval Algate Bliss: I did not see him committing suicide (I thought instead he would be locked away in an institution). Nor did I see Angie Dickenson's Francie Corum essentially proposing marriage (Very rare for a woman (Although I would have said yes to that pair of legs)). The most predictable character is Jake Leibowitz (Tony Curtis) who essentially plays a Jewish version of Nicholas Holden (Curtis's character from "Operation Petticoat"). He is a guy who will stop at nothing to get what he wants (Although the Christmas Tree theft is nothing like the pig scene in "Operation Petticoat" (That is one of my favorites of all time)). Finally what happens to Captain Newman (Gregory Peck) is most interesting of all. Instead of doing what his superiors want (Running a hospital),he will be doing exactly what technically are his subordinates (Francie and Jake) want him to do which is to go into private practice, and get married. I give this film an 8 on a scale of 1-10 (Not as good as "Operation Petticoat" or "40 Pounds Of Trouble" (My favorite Curtis film)).
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