jknuttel-1 wrote on IMDB:
Milland is a surgeon who travels to the Canadian wilderness for some
much need R & R. He becomes good friends with Tamiroff, a
French-Canadian trapper with a young and very beautiful wife (Morison).
While Tamiroff is away hunting . . . well, need I go on?
Tossed into the story are gossipy old women, a blizzard, an epidemic,
and a race against time and elements to get a vaccine.
This isn't a great film, but it's also not the dud that Leonard
Maltin's Movie Guide review suggests (I'd give it at least **1/2 rather
than his *1/2). The filmmakers obviously took care to make a quality
picture, as it boasts beautiful Technicolor photography and good
production values. The scenes set during the blizzard, for instance,
are quite convincing, as frost from the actors' breath is visible. [ show more ]
Milland gives a sincere performance with his casual debonair
personality. Patricia Morison, an actress who was usually wasted in
unsympathetic supporting roles (i.e. the scheming villainess, the
haughty "other woman", etc.), is a beautiful and charming heroine in
this film (love that long, dark hair of her's!), The supporting cast is
also fine.
If a romantic soap opera is your cup of tea then this film is one that
might make for pleasant time filler. Just make sure you see it in a
good Technicolor print. [ show less ]
Written on IMDB a long time ago.
