This movie is like three one-act plays -- the Mary Pickford and Leslie Howard characters appear in all three of them, but it doesn't add up to a cohesive story with believable character development.
The opening act is played broadly. Mary P. is too old for the part -- certainly too old to play C. Aubrey Smith's daughter! And she plays the entire movie on the same note.
The middle section is a Western. Leslie Howard isn't a likely cattle rancher.
The final segment leaps the story forward by 20-some years -- much has happened to the characters, but we didn't get to see any of it.
All in all, not much to recommend.
The opening act is played broadly. Mary P. is too old for the part -- certainly too old to play C. Aubrey Smith's daughter! And she plays the entire movie on the same note.
The middle section is a Western. Leslie Howard isn't a likely cattle rancher.
The final segment leaps the story forward by 20-some years -- much has happened to the characters, but we didn't get to see any of it.
All in all, not much to recommend.