I had not seen this movie before but always liked the stars and the song (although in the movie, it's played and not sung). It's nicely directed by William dieterlie and well Photographed in impressive b/w by Lee Garmes, with a mysterious, visually effective production design. But, what happened to the script? Ayn Rand seemed a strange choice to adapt Christopher Massie's novel 'Pity My Simplicity'. Rand's version comes across with all the earmarks of a sentimental melodrama - nevertheless, the picture won Awards and was popular in its day - maybe it just hasn't aged all that gracefully? Those who enjoy Mills and Boon may still find it entertaining but it's a far cry from other famous romantic classics of this era.
When I saw that the DVD was from the Universal Vault series, had expected a re-mastered transfer on a dvd9 disc, this was not the case - here it's presented as a M. O. D. Copy taken from what looks like an OK, ex-theatrical print. The image is reasonable but the sound is often quite poor, with noise and some distortion. I've certainly seen worse but had expected better. Some may remember the superb rendition of the famous song by Ketty Lester in the 60s - still, it's good to hear Victor Young's lush orchestral version on the soundtrack.
When I saw that the DVD was from the Universal Vault series, had expected a re-mastered transfer on a dvd9 disc, this was not the case - here it's presented as a M. O. D. Copy taken from what looks like an OK, ex-theatrical print. The image is reasonable but the sound is often quite poor, with noise and some distortion. I've certainly seen worse but had expected better. Some may remember the superb rendition of the famous song by Ketty Lester in the 60s - still, it's good to hear Victor Young's lush orchestral version on the soundtrack.