A woman, believing her husband has died in a POW camp, begins a new relationship with a man from the same camp, only for her husband to return.
Marise Aubert (Greer Garson) lives in a coastal village, convinced her husband Paul (Robert Mitchum) perished in the Second World War. A fellow former prisoner, Jean Renaud (Richard Hart), arrives and tells her of Paul’s final moments. As the two grow closer, Marise begins to move on from her grief. Her world is thrown into turmoil, however, when Paul unexpectedly returns home alive. He discovers his wife’s betrayal, setting the stage for a fatal confrontation between the two men who both lay claim to her affection.
This film is notorious for its chaotic production, a history so troubled that it was ultimately released without a credited director. George Cukor shot the majority of the picture but demanded his name be removed from the final cut, which also features work from Mervyn LeRoy, Jack Conway, and Victor Saville. The casting of the male leads was equally turbulent; Robert Montgomery was replaced by Richard Hart, and Robert Mitchum eventually took over the lead role. The troubled shoot and subsequent 18-month shelving resulted in a choppy and disjointed final product, a remake of the 1928 German film Homecoming.
Production Co: MGM / 91 mins / 1947
Director: George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Jack Conway, Victor Saville (all uncredited)
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenplay: Zoe Atkins, Frank Leonhard, Marguerite Roberts
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Music: Herbert Stothart
Main Cast: Greer Garson (Marise Aubert), Robert Mitchum (Paul Aubert), Richard Hart (Jean Renaud), George Zucco (Father Donnard), Cecil Humphreys (Dr. Andre Leclair)
