A disarmingly simple story is elegantly directed by Robert Florey, with Charles Boyer perfectly cast as the debonair Frenchman returning from his years in New York to reconnect with his 12-year-old daughter (very effective one-shot child actress Mary Zita Perzel).
The subtlety of relationships as Boyer charmingly wines and dines lovely blonde tourist Ginger Hall (another actress with just a brief screen career) while trying to get to know his aloof child is explored concisely, leading to a poignant finale that almost defines mixed emotions as a concept, both for Boyer's character and the viewer.
Quite an unexpected sleeper tucked away in this '50s series.
The subtlety of relationships as Boyer charmingly wines and dines lovely blonde tourist Ginger Hall (another actress with just a brief screen career) while trying to get to know his aloof child is explored concisely, leading to a poignant finale that almost defines mixed emotions as a concept, both for Boyer's character and the viewer.
Quite an unexpected sleeper tucked away in this '50s series.