Directed by:
Robert SiodmakScreenplay:
Hanns KrälyCinematography:
Theodor SparkuhlCast:
Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Janet Beecher, Cecil Kellaway, Patricia Farr, Louis Natheaux, Richard Webb, Sam Ash, Ray Cooke (more)Plots(1)
Hospital nurse Anne Shirley, briefly wed to a West Point cadet football hero, has had her marriage annulled (in a most unlikely plot line), despite her resulting pregnancy, in order to protect her husband's budding military career. Her secret plan is to remarry the gridiron great following his graduation from the military academy, which bans marriage for cadets. She keeps her own counsel about the child that resulted from her legitimate, but all too brief, union. Interne Richard Carlson, smitten with Shirley, discovers the secret of her baby daughter. He maintains silence until her one-time husband graduates from the academy. Discovering that the husband has found new interests, Carlson succeeds in winning Shirley's heart and hand. Cowriter Herbert functioned as dialog director for Robert Siodmak, who made his US helming debut in this picture after a successful career in France. This was producer Siegel's first job for Paramount after a long stint at Republic. (official distributor synopsis)
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