The outstanding drama of American film-making!

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 1999)

A great film by any standard! There is a scene at the beginning where Fredrick March rings his own doorbell for the first time in 3 years-his now grown-up son answers, but is immediately shushed by his father. Myrna Loy, doing dishes, calls out to her children to let her know who it is-suddenly, almost as if the focus shifted from soft to sharp, we see her dawning realization - her man is back! As a comment on men returning from a long and faraway conflict(any conflict in our history)this film does the job best!