Real odd sort of film from Joe Mankiewicz, who was presumably given the keys to the kingdom at 20th Century Fox after All About Eve. It’s bright and entertaining, with some of that terrific dialogue and solid acting, but isn’t really a story. There's one plot about Hume Cronyn determined to get Cary Grant struck off as a doctor, another about Grant falling for unwed mother Jeanne Craine, then they throw in a story about Grant and his orchestra.
It's a bit of a mess really. Craine starred in a surprisingly large number of films from top class directors, of which this is one, but once you get over the shock of seeing her as an unwed other she's out of her league here, especially when later being assertive with Grant (it's a shame Linda Darnell couldn't have played the part she was so good in Letter to Three Wives). Grant is strong and Hume Cronyn makes an excellent villain.
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